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THE KING, THE LAKERS, BOOGIE AND THE VETO →

August 25, 2018 Nunyo Demasio
The Veto: The Real Reason Chris Paul Never Joined Kobe Bryant's Lakers

The Veto: The Real Reason Chris Paul Never Joined Kobe Bryant's Lakers

By NUNYO DEMASIO

The Los Angeles Lakers made big news during the summer by luring LeBron James — the NBA’s best player — rekindling hope for the storied franchise after several years of struggles. Nonetheless, Golden State’s thievery of DeMarcus (Boogie) Cousins — after the Lakers inexplicably declined to make an offer — was so head-spinning that some NBA fans and even pundits pleaded for league (or maybe divine) intervention.

The developments sharpened memories of the Veto in 2011: the NBA infamously overruling a three-team trade, sending Hornets point guard, Chris Paul, to Kobe Bryant's Lakers -- and dramatically reshaping today’s NBA. Despite the perception that David Stern had long-favored big-market teams, the then NBA Commissioner received intense criticism for voiding the trade.

Years later, with Adam Silver entrenched as the boss while guiding the league to new heights, Lakers aficionados still rue -- and curse -- the decision. And now paradoxically, many NBA fans invoke it as a flawed rationale for why Silver should essentially prohibit the Warriors from making chess moves while other general managers play checkers.

In the NUNYO & COMPANY podcast, David Stern finally expounded on The Veto, taking us behind the scenes and revealing a twist: The Lakers could have acquired Chris Paul in another scenario, but their GM, Mitch Kupchack, decided to go in a different direction — or “panicked” — by trading forward Lamar Odom.

The NBA Commissioner Emeritus admitted that his role as de facto owner of the Hornets was an inherent conflict of interest -- a unique situation that likely will never happen again. NUNYO & COMPANY’s video analyzing the decisive moment in NBA history includes Kupchak's response to Stern's revelation, explaining the reason L.A. abandoned another opportunity to acquire Chris Paul.

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