For those people who do not follow the NBA, Chris Paul, one of the top players in the league, decided he wanted to be traded from the New Orleans Hornets, whom he had been with for 6 years since he had been drafted. Initially the Los Angeles Lakers had constructed a three team deal between the Hornets and the Houston Rockets which would send Paul to LA; however, the deal was vetoed by the commissioner of the NBA, David Stern. Now the deal seemed to benefit all teams involved, but NBA owners and the commissioner decided that they did not want another All-Star to go to a large market team like the Lakers. Owners like Michael Jordan wanted these stars to go to smaller market teams to make them more competitive.
Now the problem that I have with this whole trade veto situation is that Chris Paul eventually went to Los Angeles, but instead of the Lakers, he was traded to the Clippers. Why exactly was he allowed to come to the Clippers, who are in a large market city, but not to the Lakers? And on top of that, the Hornets ended up getting, in my opinion, less talent than they would have with the initial trade with the Lakers and Rockets. The Hornets are currently owned by the NBA, and David Stern wants someone to buy the team. The problem is that now that Chris Paul is gone, it is going to be increasingly difficult to find a buyer. So why did Stern let this deal go through? The Hornets have less talent now than they did last year, and they have no marquee player to entice a potential buyer. I just do not understand.
Mike Sandoval
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With Cris Paul Trade, the season is going to be very interesting. Maybe he should have joined the Lakers, but was the pay higher playing for the Clippers than the Lakers???
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