NBA

A very, very smart move by the Lakers. Ron Artest's defense should be huge for LA. Plus, he can help the offense. Ariza is gone and it looks like Odom will follow, so LA needs a rebounder, but Artest is a very smart acquisition. By the way, the Hawks Zaza Pachulia would make a nice pickup for L.A. He's the banger-off-the-bench they need inside. Then again I'm a Zaza fan and think he can help a lot o teams. The Hawks will miss him more than they realize if they let him depart.