Dec 31, 2006 10:54 PM EST
The Los Angeles Clippers are no longer in the running to swing a trade for Ron Artest, general manager Elgin Baylor said Saturday.
"As far as anything goes with Ron Artest, that's a dead issue," Baylor said, according to the Los Angeles Times. "We're no longer talking to Sacramento about Artest … that's not going to happen."
The Sacramento Kings contacted the Clippers last week to discuss the possibility of a trade for the former NBA defensive player of the year. The Kings did not, however, follow up the opening talks with a formal trade proposal.
Baylor said the Clippers are still looking at other possible deals.
"We're always looking to improve the team," Baylor said, according to the Times. "We talk to teams regularly about players we're interested in, players that we think can help us, and we'll also listen if someone comes to us with something that we think makes sense for us. That's what you have to do when you're trying to win."
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The Clippers and Kings meet on Friday night for the first time since Ron Artest and Corey Maggette trade rumors began to pop up.
Sacramento reportedly called the Clippers regarding a trade, but never made a formal proposal.
Talks now appear to be dead, despite the fact that reports earlier in the week described a trade as 'imminent.'
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Dec 28, 2006 10:36 AM EST
Geoff Petrie isn't speaking like a GM who is close to trading away Ron Artest.
"His happiness level is fine," Petrie said before the Kings faced Philadelphia on Wednesday night "He has a very large performance bank account. A lot of people have forgotten what it was like around here before he got here.
"I guess you could sum (the trade talk) up this way. It's a lot of noise, mostly white noise, like when a hen oodles -- wow, lays an egg -- and it makes a sound like it made a meteor."
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Kings Dec 2006 Archive
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Los Angeles Daily News | Dec 28, 2006
The Clippers came into Wednesday's game versus Boston as losers of seven of their previous eight games.
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Orlando Sentinel | Dec 28, 2006
Magic GM Otis Smith said he would not have had any interest in dealing Hedo Turkoglu for Ron Artest.
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Los Angeles Times | Dec 27, 2006
According to sources, a Ron Artest for Corey Maggette trade could happen rather quickly.
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Sacramento Bee | Dec 26, 2006
"I'd probably be a little upset," said Mike Bibby about how he would feel if he was traded.
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Oakland Tribune | Dec 26, 2006
Despite his reality show, Doug Christie hopes to play in the NBA again and is looking for a team to give him a chance.
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Los Angeles Times | Dec 25, 2006
Elgin Baylor attempted to facilitate a reconciliation between Corey Maggette and Mike Dunleavy, but it proved fruitless.
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Los Angeles Times | Dec 24, 2006
The Clippers and Kings held trade discussions regarding a Ron Artest for Corey Maggette swap on Friday and talks are expected to resume on Sunday.
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Yahoo! | Dec 22, 2006
Allen Iverson scored 22 points in his Denver debut Friday night, but the Nuggets were defeated by the Kings, 101-96.
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AP | Dec 21, 2006
Ron Artest missed the Kings' game against the Wizards on Thursday night because of sore knees.
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AP | Dec 20, 2006
With a blizzard blowing through town, the Nuggets don't expect Allen Iverson at Wednesday night's game against Phoenix.
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AP | Dec 18, 2006
Guard Kevin Martin missed the Kings' game against Dallas on Monday night because of a sprained right ankle.
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Bloomberg | Dec 12, 2006
"We're staying away," Kings co-owner Joe Maloof said in a telephone interview with Scott Soshnick. "We're not going forward."
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Newsday | Dec 12, 2006
Boston, Golden State and Sacramento appear to be the three most likely landing spots for Allen Iverson at this hour.
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Sacramento Bee | Dec 11, 2006
On Sunday, a league source confirmed to The Sacramento Bee that the Kings are involved in the Allen Iverson trade talks.
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Press Release | Dec 6, 2006
The NBA announced today that Maurice Taylor of the Sacramento Kings has been suspended without pay for five games for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program.
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Sacramento Bee | Dec 6, 2006
In the past few weeks, Mike Bibby had gone quiet about the wrist he injured Oct.
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SI.com | Dec 5, 2006
David Stern was in Sacramento on Monday and claims that the league is committed to finding a solution to keep the NBA in the capital of California.
