There is no time like the offseason for player movement conjecture to run rampant through NBA fanbases. The games have stopped — and in this case, the games are on pause until further notice — so rumors, innuendo, and reports are precious breadcrumbs upon which hungry fans feast.
Plausibility only matters until it doesn’t. First you’re hemming and hawing over pick protection in made-up deals, and then the next thing you know, a paper-thin ‘Joel Embiid-to-the-Rockets-for-Russell Westbrook’ rumor sends Basketball Twitter into a tizzy.
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