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He Dallas Mavericks Luka Donc’s trade to Los Angeles Lakers was so impressive that fans have been asking the NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to veto the trade.
Silver, 62, explained that he does not have the power to veto any trade during a recent appearance in Barstool Sports “”Sorry my opinion.“
“The answer is no, you believe it or not. There is some confusion that people have yelled for some reason in the last week more or less when I have been in the games that should be vetoing that exchange of the way David Stern Vetó An exchange in the old days and there is always some confusion there, “said Silver.
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The NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, speaks before the Basketball game of the NBA of the Paris Games between the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers in Accor Arena. (Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters through imagn images)
Commissioner of the deceased NBA David Stern vetoed a successful three -way exchange after the 2011 block.
The Lakers I would have acquired the 26 -year -old superstar shipowner Chris Paul to partner with Kobe Bryant of the then New Orleans Hornets. The Lakers would have sent Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol. The NBA owned the Hornets at that time, and the general manager, Dell Demps, did not obtain Sterns’s approval for trade.
Once Stern heard, he vetoed the trade, but he could only veto that box office because the league was the owner of the team, not because he was commissioned.
Silver said independently of the merits of the trade, he cannot veto an agreement he does not like.
“I mean the way we do not put the thumb on the scale, so to speak, when an exchange enters the League office, what our basketball and legal people do is make sure that trade works under the limits of the collective negotiation agreement, any rule that is in force, “he said. “Then it is up or down, or not depending on these rules. We cannot evaluate what we believe that the merits of trade are or should be.”
Luka Doncic debuts the Lakers after the box office success
The Los Angeles Lakers Guard, Luka Doncic, gestures when he returns during the first half of a NBA basketball match against Utah jazz on Monday, February 10, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
When asked if at least he thought it was great that Doncic would be in a big market now in Los Angeles, Silver said Dallas is a large media market.
“Frankly, Dallas is a great market, and I was surprised that they change it from that point of view? Yes, I am a fan and the teams do not necessarily give the league information about such things, so that trade was not for True, I love some cases only they know, “said Silver.
Silver added that he wanted both Lakers and Mavericks to succeed after seismic trade.
“All I will say is to have been with this league for a long time, as if nothing really writes. People who say they can predict that the future usually cannot and see. I am rooting Dallas, and I am supporting the Lakers. Anthony Davis To recover quickly and be the All-Star, we know that it can be and stay healthy for a long time and I am definitely supporting Luka to show the world what great player is in Los Angeles. ”
Davis suffered an injury in groin in the victory of the Mavericks over the Houston rockets On Saturday and it is expected to lose several weeks, according to ESPN.
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The eaves of the Dallas Mavericks, Anthony Davis, #3, leaves the game against Houston’s rocks during the third quarter in the American Airlines Center. (Jerome Miron-Imagn images)
Doncic debuted on Monday of the Lakers and scored 14 points in 24 minutes in the victory of the Lakers. It was his first game of an injury since the calf at Christmas was injured.
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