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Ariza's move to Houston was about respect
By: nba.comPosted On: 07/03/2009 12:20 P
The Houston Rockets, fresh off losing Ron Artest to the Los Angeles Lakers, have essentially swapped players by agreeing to terms with Lakers free agent forward Trevor Ariza, whom Artest will be replacing in Los Angeles. The deal will be for five years at the mid-level exception; based on last season's $5.585 million amount for the mid-level, Ariza would get around $32 million.
"We came to an understanding with Houston," said Ariza's agent, David Lee.
Lee said that Ariza actually turned down a bigger offer from Toronto in order to sign with the Rockets, who have been reeling since the news last week that star center Yao Ming's foot injury has not healed since the playoffs and may have gotten worse. The team is not certain if Yao will miss part or all of next season. (A source close to Yao said that within the next three or four days, the team hopes to find consensus among up to five doctors on a course of treatment for Yao, which will almost certainly involve surgery.)
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