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From the Cavaliers Timberwolves to the Pelicans Mavericks! See who brings warmth to King James, who gives No. 1 pick to the league

5:12pm, 16 May 2025【Basketball】

On May 13, the NBA super miracle, the Mavericks' probability is 1.8%, and he actually won the No. 1 pick. Doncic exchanged for Davis + Flag, and suddenly it seemed that he was not losing money again.

However, after this incident, you can see a major detail. In fact, LeBron James is really the person who is very favored by the league. If you can add some good teammates to James, then you can win the No. 1 pick. Because right next to King James, four such miraculous events have occurred in the past 14 years.

In 2010, the Cavaliers sent James to the Heat where Wade and Bosh were, forming the super three giants. They will win three No. 1 picks in the next four years, signing Irving Wiggins and Bennett in succession. Nate himself didn't choose this book, which is their problem, but the league has already given face. The Cavaliers' probability of winning the No. 1 pick in 2011 is 2.8%. Isn't this a miracle?

In 2014, the Timberwolves were very sensible and gave Love to James, who had just decided to return to the Cavaliers. As a result, the No. 1 pick in 2015 immediately belonged to the Timberwolves. They drew Towns with a 25% chance. Since this draw of 1% miracle can happen, why was the No. 1 pick given to the Wolves that year?

In 2019, when the Pelicans drew the No. 1 pick with a 6% chance, they sent Davis to their Lakers partner James with a very sensible, helping him win the fourth championship in his career. But now in 2025, the probability of the Mavericks drawing the No. 1 pick is 1.8%. As a result, they won the No. 1 pick, provided that Doncic was first sent to the Lakers partner James.

So this may be a shortcut to winning the No. 1 pick. If a team is willing to give Nike's son and the best teammate of the league's No. 1 player, James, and James, you will naturally win the No. 1 pick. The Cavaliers, Timberwolves, Pelicans, and Mavericks have done this now. If you want the No. 1 pick, you have to help James strengthen it.

According to this rule, Antetokounmpo just took the initiative to apply to leave the Bucks, and his determination seemed to be relatively firm, because he didn't seem to see any hope for a championship here, which would be very interesting. Maybe this time, if the Bucks are willing to trade Antetokounmpo to the Lakers, giving the Lakers a guarantee for the future, letting them form an super two-big combination of Antetokounmpo, Gadoncic and James, and help him win the championship in the last year of James' career.

The next year, 2026 will be another draft year. The No. 1 pick will be the Bucks this year. If they can find this rule, they can take action. This is why the next No. 1 pick will belong to the Bucks that Antetokounmpo just wanted to leave?