Executive VP, Basketball OperationsLos Angeles Lakers
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Live operations · December 25, 2011
Opening Night · Lockout Season
Chris Paul wears the gold warmups tonight. Nobody has decided whose offense this is.
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Step 1 · Understand the moment
The trade survived the league office, but it cost Gasol, Odom, and every ounce of continuity. Mike Brown wants a defined hierarchy before the national broadcast, Kobe wants his usual diet, and Paul wants the ball where he has always kept it.
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What happened in our history
In reality, Stern's veto sent Paul to the Clippers, Odom was traded to Dallas within the week, and the Lakers opened the lockout season with Derek Fisher at point guard.