From groundbreaking trades to teamsaving negotiations Bob Whitsitt reveals the behindthescenes deals that changed the destinies of three iconic Pacific Northwest sports teams the Seahawks the SuperSonics and the Trail Blazers.ampamp160In 1994 Whitsitt was named the NBA Executive of the Yearbut in 1978 he was just an intern for the Indiana Pacers. Over the next decade and a half he would find his way to the front lines of an athletic revolution leading a transformation that took the NBA from an asterisk in sports to a global phenomenon.ampamp160By 1986 at the tender age of thirty Whitsitt had been recruited to salvage the Seattle SuperSonics whose glory had faded after the 1979 NBA championship. In just one season and after many daring player trades Whitsitt guided the team back to fighting form and into the playoffs.