With the CP3 trade (that was completely agreed upon by NOLA/LA/HOU) being vetoed by Stern...wouldn't it be mandatory for the NBA to veto any trade for Dwight Howard that is not completely lopsided in the Magic's favor? *This is assuming that the NBA=league and not NBA=NOLA owners...vetoed the initial CP3 trade* You would think that the only way for Dwight to get traded is if CP3 is traded first and then any trade for Dwight would have to be equally as lopsided in the Magic's favor. Otherwise the NBA would be completely contradicting themselves for vetoing the CP3 trade for "basketball reasons" and could/should be held accountable for it. What do you guys think?
They vetoed the trade as owners, not as the league's approval office. It doesn't really matter that the reality may have been.
How does that make sense if the deal was agreed upon by all the teams involved and was rejected after it was submitted to the NBA for approval?
The NBA owns the Hornets. Therefore David Stern owns the Hornets. Therefore, David Stern can arbitrarily decide to veto any trade involving the Hornets. The NBA does not own the Magic. Therefore David Stern does not own the Magic. Therefore, David Stern cannot arbitrarily decide to veto any trade involving the Magic.
Other owners complained when they saw the deal. The hornets GM did his job the way he was supposed to, and stern would have agreed, but the other owners, who weren't in the loop, freaked when they saw the deal, and pressured stern to veto it. The simple fact is that the NBA owns the Hornets, and they can give whatever reason they want, however bogus, why they rejected it. It was a terrible decision, but they don't own Orlando and have no say it what they do.
Don't you think that the other owners will have something to say regarding Dwight "teaming" up with Dirk? That the competitive balance that was supposed to be enforced by the new CBA would be compromised? That he should veto the trade for "basketball reasons" to preserve competitive balance and not allow players to dictate where they want to be traded?
They can't do that. "Basketball reasons" purely means that as an owner, David Stern felt that Paul was worth more than he was getting in return. The league office only vetoes trades that do not conform to the collective bargaining agreement, except for the Hornets, which needs approval from its ownership, which is also the league office.
You don't seem to be getting it. The Hornets are owned by the NBA, so David Stern is the de facto owner of the New Orleans Hornets. Like Les Alexander or Jerry Buss or any other owner, he has the final say in approving moves made by the team's front office. If a team or teams not owned by the NBA make a roster move that is legal under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Stern cannot veto said move.
Answer to the first question, No! And i'm sure someone has already explained this on a previous responce but here we go again...... the reason the trade did not go through with the LAL/HOU/NOLA is due to a conflict of interest. The league owns NOLA! This is not the case with the Dwight Howard trade. The Magic/Nets/Lakers/Mave are not owned by the league. Therefore, there is no conflict of interest evident in this trade. Please do some research. It would help you and other clutchfans.
