Ron Artest has been suspended for the first 7 games of the 2007-08 NBA season because of his off the court conduct.  This will hurt the Kings as they have actively been trying to trade him but a new team might not want to acquire a player who will miss 7 games and is a reputed “thug type” both on and off the court.  No one can deny that Artest is a good basketball player.  He played in 70 games (65 starts) and he averaged 37.7 minutes, 18.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game last season for the Kings.  He shot 44% from the floor, 35.8% from three point range and 74% from the free throw line.