The temptation is understandable. It is. Players like Giannis Antetokounmpo don\u2019t come around every day. You don\u2019t always have an opportunity to get them. There are 14 teams that could have picked him in the 2013 draft before the Bucks did at No. 15, although that was before he became what he\u2019s become, one of the most uniquely skilled players in the sport\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
You think the Cavaliers would like a do-over with Anthony Bennett at No. 1? Think the Jazz would like to take a mulligan for going with Shabazz Muhammad at 14?<\/p>\n
The Knicks didn\u2019t draft until No. 24 that year and actually picked well (Tim Hardaway Jr.). But they\u2019ve never really been in Antetokounmpo\u2019s orbit.<\/p>\n
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