Some backtracking now as Stern releases what he should have said in the first place, had he come out with this reason to start instead of stating "the best interest of the league" things might have gone better during this decision.
Releasing this now just seems like he is trying to cover up for what was the real reason and that was them not wanting another star traded to a big market after they just had a lockout to try to help prevent that.
Plus I am still not sure why Jac Sperling would not have been the one who vetoed the trade if he makes the decision in consolation with the league office, instead of it getting to the league approval process before it was vetoed.
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In a statement released Friday, Stern said the "final responsibility for significant management decisions lies with the commissioner's office in consultation with team chairman Jac Sperling."All decisions are made on the basis of what is in the best interests of the Hornets," Stern said. "In the case of the trade proposal that was made to the Hornets for Chris Paul, we decided, free from the influence of other NBA owners, that the team was better served with Chris in a Hornets uniform than by the outcome of the terms of that trade."
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Outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who voted against the NBA's new labor deal, agreed with the league's reversal, saying it would have been hypocritical coming hours after the CBA was ratified."The message is we went through this lockout for a reason," Cuban said Friday on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM's "Ben and Skin Show." "Again, I'm not speaking for Stern. He's not telling me his thought process. I'm just telling you my perspective, having gone through all this. There's a reason that we went through this lockout, and one of the reasons is to give small-market teams the ability to keep their stars and the ability to compete."
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And in the same article Cuban makes it sound like it was pretty much to save face after the lockout, even though he does later state he agreed with the decision made by Stern.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/73...ba-sources-say