A lot of people think the only way to get Artest is to trade the lotto pick. Fine with me. So how about this:
Tim, Trevor, lotto pick for Artest and Bender
Penny for Jalen
Kurt for Kwame
MLE - Hunter
Suns pick - Gilchrist
Rockets 2nd rd pick - Anderson
Kwame/Hunter
Sweetney/Taylor
Artest/Malik
Crawford/Jalen
Marbury/Gilchrist
extras - JYD/Bender
IL - Butler/Anderson/Jackson
retired - Houston

your very late on this, there was a poll done on this very question.

I wouldn't do it, its too much and we need a big and he aint it. I'd love to get him though, not for a pick.

HOw many games has Bender played since he has been in the league????? not many. As much as I like Artest, I still believe that we can draft an Artest in this draft with the picks that we have. What we need to concentrate on is how to get rid of Kurt, Malik and Sweetney for some more picks...

Posted by diderotn:

HOw many games has Bender played since he has been in the league????? not many. As much as I like Artest, I still believe that we can draft an Artest in this draft with the picks that we have. What we need to concentrate on is how to get rid of Kurt, Malik and Sweetney for some more picks...

I don't know about drafting an Artest, players like him don'[t grow on trees. The only other player you could compare to him is Tayshaun Prince, who is a lockdown defender in a different way. Afetr that I would say he is Dennis Rodman with offense. There really aren't many if any players like him in the league, I don't know that you can make the statement that we can get another one in the draft. He's a very special player.