The Nets need defensive toughness, and Ron Artest is offering it. So New Jersey is likely to be one of many teams that will at the least discuss a trade for the troubled but talented Pacer forward. Rumors continue to fly about where Artest will wind up, after the Pacers' management agreed to trade him.
- Pacers Conclude Time Has Come to Trade Artest - Liz Robbins - New York Times
- Sheridan: Artest on the cheap - Chris Sheridan - ESPN