Bring On Ron!
Would you deal: Wally, Gomes, West for Ron Artest, Kenny Thomas, and a future first round draft pick. If the plan is to try to make a run in the pathetic Atlantic, this could be the first move as it wouldn't cost too much and it would improve our defense which is horrific. The deal definitely comes with its question marks but I think taking a shot on Ron is worth it.
I'm not sure we could work a trade like this with Ratliff but I'm sure that would be Danny's first option. You'd probably lose the future first in that case and might have to give up a pick as well. Or we could try to replace Kenny Thomas with 'Reef. The reason against it for Sacramento is that Eric Musselman is a defensive minded coach and Wally just isn't good on defense. Still, with the Maggette deal seemingly dead, perhaps we could buy low on Ron-Ron.
