Indiana Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh said if he can't make a suitable trade for Ron Artest, he will leave the former All-Star forward on the team's inactive list.
 
Walsh said Friday he's heard from about 15 teams interested in Artest but that the Pacers are not going to jump at any offer.

"If we don't get a deal to our liking, we'll leave him on the inactive list," Walsh said.

The inactive list allows teams to change rosters on a game-to-game basis, but Walsh said Artest will remain there for the rest of the season -- if he stays with the Pacers. Artest will still be paid his $6.8 million this season.
Artest's agent, Mark Stevens, was quoted in Friday's USA Today saying he hoped Artest could remain with the Pacers.
"Hopefully it won't get done, and we can iron out the differences and work past this," Stevens told USA Today.
Walsh's comments Friday seem to make that scenario unlikely.