Jeff Weltman said it best prior to the NBA Draft:
“I will say that there’s an awful lot of stuff that’s been reported or rumor that has no basis in reality. I won’t say which does or which doesn’t, but that’s always the case this time of year.”
We live in an era of viral misinformation. Something that one person may or may not have said makes headlines and is then taken as fact. But in the “League sources say...” world we live in, when the report comes from a reputable source, it at least must be acknowledged.