we can breathe easier... ariza verbally committing to the houston rockets.

this is obviously good for us, as he stays away from cleveland.  now, if only we can steer clear of sheed going to boston (though i doubt we'll be that lucky).

so ron ron and ariza switch places, and the lakers arguably get better.  artest at 6 mil per is a steal, imo.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4303862