League Reverses Course, Now Claiming "New Orleans" Called Off Deal

I thought we already knew, as the owners of the Hornets, the NBA called off the trade?

 

are they going to decertify the union again now?

 

With all the reverses they are doing they might as well reverse the lockout whiles they're at it because obviously they don't know what they're doing.

 

K this is just getting ridiculous now...

 

The letter from the Cavs owner is going to kill the NBA in a lawsuit. It's obvious from both this and the fact that the Hornets owner almost resigned that the league nixed the deal, not NOLA.

 

I know its ****ed up about the chris paul trade but what can he do. new orleans are the only team the nba owns

 

hornets need to be contracted! who's gonna buy that team after all this bull$hit? plus they only have like 5 players under contract.

 

Perhaps they are saying this now as a way to save face, and will let the deal go through following some minor tinkering?

 

I dunno, I still don't like the idea of us trading away Kmart. All Dan G is complaining about is that the Lakers would have saved money and ended up getting the best player in the deal. Force them to give away picks next year and the year after. With DH asking to be traded to NJ I don't think there should be a reason for the trade to be blocked again.

 

Is there someone who blocked the trade who only works for "New Orleans" but not "the League"? I mean, Dell Demps was supposed to be that guy, no?
Dell Demps was "New Orleans," no? And if there is another "New Orleans" out there, I'd imagine this other "New Orleans" was consulted during everty step of the formation of the trade.

 

The conflict of interest position arises from the fact that as direct owner of their respective teams the NBA owners want other teams to fail. Stern was basically acting as agent of the other team owners who have a vested interest in the rockets, lakers and hornets all failing. The only deal that will be approved under these circumstances is one that favors the other team owners' interest and is detrimental to the rockets, lakers and hornets. It is in their interest.

 

Exactly

A third man that looks at the interest of the Hornets and the Hornets only is required to avoid conflicts of interest. Dell Demps was supposed to be that person.

I don't it was legal to veto the trade.

 

What stern did was popular to the other team owners , but it was not the right thing to do. the decent thing to do is to respect the autonomy of the hornets and ensure the level playing field. that just shows the character of david stern that he would do what is popular instead of what is right.

 

No. That wont stand. They already took a stance different than that and now they must stick with the consequences.

 

Dell Demps is the Hornets GM and was given control over personnel moves.

Dell Demps agreed to the deal.

Stern went against the Hornet GM and shot the deal down.

The NBA was acting like a governing body, not an ownership group.

This really is a no win situation barring Stern reversing himself. Paul can't be traded anywhere now without Kupchack and Morey raising all kinds of **** about "basketball interests," but it doesn't matter because no one is going to offer anything for him now anyway.

 

The fact that there is already one owner who had his email go public. Then on top of that the New Orleans Hornets acting owner/GM in charge of trades made the deal? There is no reverse course and taking back what was done. It was done by Stern or the owners. That is indisputable right now and cant be changed to fit their excuse.