Ron Artest is a Laker, Trevor Ariza is gone.

[GangstaBoogy]

Rockets desire enough for Ariza

The Rockets offered Trevor Ariza the one thing the Lakers could not.

They did not offer a greater salary than the Lakers or Cavaliers and actually came in with an offer almost $9 million less than the Toronto Raptors. They certainly cannot claim the immediate chance to chase another title that would be come with a return to Los Angeles or jump to Cleveland.

The Rockets could, however, offer the one thing he needed most. They really, really needed him.

“I’m not a greedy person and the Lakers know I’m not a greedy person,” Ariza said. “You can see it in the way I play. I just want to play for a team that wants me, the team that gives me the chance to improve my game.

“I’m excited about it because I’m getting an opportunity to play. They were the team that showed the most interest in me, and that was all I wanted.”

With Ariza’s decision to accept the five-year deal worth roughly $33 million, the Rockets and Lakers effectively swapped free agents, with Ron Artest going to Los Angeles and Ariza going from triumph with the Lakers to opportunity with the Rockets.

“I’m a champion,” he said. “And I’m a Houston Rocket.”

David Lee irritates the fuck out of me. Shit is just ridiculous.,