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Playing it safe ahead of the NBA's trade deadline is boring. Then again, throwing out baseless scenarios is equally tired and futile.
So, let's get audacious without junking rationality.
These trade-deadline predictions are as official as things on the Internet get. Developments that have yet to unfold can always shift the line of thinking, but I am not presenting you with bold scenarios for the sake of clicks or out of contractual obligation.
As of this writing, I absolutely believe every single one of these predictions will come true in some form.
And in my opinion, at a time when smokescreens and anonymous sources are running amuck, nothing beats that kind of almost-wholehearted authenticity.