Holy crap! Shocked to see the trade get axed. The whole difference with this CBA is that it was going to be harder for stars to dictate where they were going to go, and easier for teams to entertain trade offers. This scenario -- with about six teams bidding heavily for Paul -- is exactly how it was supposed to work! If the owners don't like it, might as well rip up the CBA. So what now, are they going to just kill the Hornets by forcing them to hang on to Paul until he hits free agency? Are they going to run all the trade offers through the BoG until they find a trade that's somehow less offensive?
I said this a few pages ago: the optics of the league owned Hornets trading Paul to LA could look horrible. This looks far worse. Next couple days are going to be hilariously awkward for the league and for these teams.
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