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Trading guess: Brown replaces the new No. 1 pick Flag? Jokic goes to the Lakers and James returns to the Cavaliers?

5:40am, 28 June 2025【Basketball】

On the eve of the draft and at the bustling free market, a news from the famous espn reporter Shams attracted the appetite of countless basketball fans.

Don't sleep tonight, don't sleep.

As we all know, this person and his team behind him have a lot of internal NBA news, and the revelations have always been extremely accurate, especially about player trading.

This means that a big deal will happen soon, immediately, and immediately.

Based on the recent trends in the trading market and the clues revealed, let’s guess that it is very likely to be the following two situations.

1. The Nuggets, Lakers and Cavaliers traded, Jokic went to the Lakers, and James returned to the Cavaliers.

This conjecture originated from comments by Nuggets boss and president Kroenke in an interview, who said that the team may consider trading Jokic in certain circumstances.

Kroenke said: "We are not necessarily afraid of the second rich line, but there are indeed some rules around it. We must be very careful, especially considering our injury history. If the wrong person is injured, we will soon fall into a situation that I don't want to face at all - and then we have to trade No. 15 (Jokic)."

This sounds very much like a prelude to the Nuggets' trade Jokic, otherwise the boss of a team would not be so stupid that he disses his top star and the first player in the league for no reason. Jokic doesn't want to be faced!

So where will the Nuggets trade Jokic? Obviously, the Lakers are a very good choice! It is both a Los Angeles metropolis and a chance to compete for the championship. This is a good time to part with him, giving Jokic enough face.

The Lakers are naturally overjoyed, and there is such a good thing? Pie falls twice a year! Doncic just came first, and Jokic followed again. Europe was fat, one outside and one inside, and the revival of the Purple Gold Dynasty is just around the corner!

The trading chips are naturally LeBron James.

However, if James is traded to the Nuggets, he will definitely not agree, and even use the veto power to directly reject it.

What to do? Not done anymore? manage! Easy to deal with! Very easy to deal with!

Since the Nuggets and the Lakers cannot have the best of both worlds, we will introduce the Cavaliers to each of them to get what they need.

Nuggets, get the draft pick, rebuild.

Lakers won Jokic and won the championship.

Cavaliers, got James and won the championship.

Jokic, backed by the Lakers metropolis, joined hands with Doncic to win the championship with a sure win.

James, returning to the Cavaliers' fallen leaves, and assisting Mitchell also has hope of winning the championship.

Why not do it?

2. The Celtics and Mavericks trade, Jaylen Brown replaced the new No. 1 pick Flag.

This conjecture originated from the fact that the Celtics had completed two transactions before the draft began. They first traded Holiday to the Trail Blazers, getting two second round picks, including Anthony Simmons and 2030 and 2031. Then he reached a three-party deal with the Nets and the Hawks, giving away Porzingis, getting George Nyan and a second round pick. The two deals saved the Celtics about $238 million in luxury taxes, and the team's total salary is currently lower than the second-rich line of $4.5 million.

and a series of actions currently underway, discuss Hauser's deal, listen to Jaylen Brown and White's offer, and discuss the potential deals between Jaylen Brown and Adebayo with the Heat...

So many, all kinds of things make people wonder if the Celtics are more than tax avoidance. They seem to be planning a big game and brewing a big deal.

Jaylen Brown is replaced by the new No. 1 pick Flag.

As for the reason, it is very simple. Tamtu's Achilles tendon has torn and his salary with Jaylen Brown has been rising all the way. Even if he returns to the peak of 100%, the "Double Tanhua" will not be able to compete for the championship.

is simply not as good as trading Jaylen Brown for the No. 1 pick Flag. While Tatum was recuperating, he trained Flag while playing badly and competed for high picks, and then built a lineup of "Tatum + Flag + high picks". In addition, there were rookie bonuses, which could be continuously strengthened without touching Ershe. In less than three to five years, the Celtics will stand in the highest hall of basketball in the world and hold up the heavy O'Brien Golden Cup.

You ask the Mavericks if they are willing? Of course I'm willing! The three giants "Irving + Davis Brother + Jaylen Brown" will make them immediately join the championship ranks and will have enough competitiveness within two or three years. The ready-made chance to win the championship is right in front of you, so why should the Mavericks polish the rough jade of Flag?

Celtics, got Flag, rebuilt for one or two years, and won the championship.

The Mavericks, got Jaylen Brown, and directly won the championship for two or three years.

The best of both worlds, why not do it?

Note: This transaction conjecture is purely fictional. If there is any similarity or a simple coincidence. And we did not guess the specific trading plan, but only made up the big trading direction.