Brace yourselves, everyone.
It is difficult to sort through the hundreds of rumors swirling around this time of year. The immediate fallout from The Finals where the draft, trades, and free agency becomes paramount gives ample opportunity for reporters of all forms to get their name out there and break stories.
In some cases, hunch calls can make a reporter look like a prophet, such as when Chris Sheridan of Sheridan Hoops broke the news about LeBron James going back to Cleveland a few days prior to the Sports Illustrated letter. Sheridan may have had a unique source to unveil such news, but it is entirely possible that he threw the idea out there on a whim with the hopes of it panning out.