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Tampering issues aside, this deal was brokered by Artest's persistence. Unfortunately for Ariza, he was caught in the middle with little hope of returning. Could Trevor have accepted the Lakers initial offer? Sure. But come on, who ever say's yes to the first offer? Do you just plop down the asking price for the car you want even though in your mind there are no other options? Of course not, that would be foolish of you not to try and negotiate. But as soon as Ariza indicated that he wanted to negotiate, he was shown the door in favor of an older model with some dents on the fender and slightly more mileage on the odometer. To read this article in its entirety, copy and paste this into your browser: http://steveodesignedge.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/farewell-trevor-ariza/

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