At the time of the trade "Team A" was owned and traded the picks to "Team B" (which was not owned) for Lawrence. Team A was in contention and the #1 pick was not a lottery pick at the time of the trade. The unowned Team B had the worst record in the league. The new owner of Team B is not the old owner of Team A, does not know the owner of Team A, and has no idea why the former owner of Team A made the trade or left the league.