This is a trade at the current time node where the Supersonics had to bleed the Rockets dry to acquire Yao Ming.
But this was just the first shock the Supersonics brought to the basketball world on draft day.
Because, using the draft, the Seattle Supersonics immediately reached that trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves about the Wolf King, Kevin Garnett.
Seeing this, some might ask, with Yao Ming already traded to the Supersonics, does Stern not intend to stop the Supersonics from the imminent trade for Garnett?
The answer is Stern can't control it.
In Qin Yue's previous life, Stern could stop the New Orleans Hornets from trading with the Lakers because the New Orleans Hornets were already managed by the league at that time. Therefore, the league could intervene in that trade concerning Paul under the guise of basketball reasons.
