The past two years have taught us that predicting any NBA matter beneath "Warriors win the championship" is a fool's errand.
But predictions are fun! So here we go -- our last annual preview column: 37 random, crazy, and not-so-crazy predictions for the next 12 months.
The goal is to reach. There is no point predicting Kyrie Irving re-signs in Boston, or that veterans on bad teams (Robin Lopez, DeMarre Carroll, Kenneth Faried, others) end up trade/buyout bait.
There are at least a half-dozen candidates. LeBron James is the best player, and sentimental favorite.