With NBA draft season nearly underway, beginning with the start of the combine in Chicago on May 11, consider it NBA trade rumor season as well.
Even before the lottery, this is the time of year when rumors start to kick up in a hurry as rebuilding teams flirt with the idea of reeling in a superstar and would-be contenders begin looking for missing pieces after missing the playoffs or suffering an early exit from the bracket.
The impending free-agency decision of Kevin Durant amplifies the situation. With Durant, Rajon Rondo, perhaps Dwight Howard and so many more heading to the market, there's a window available during the year's hottest months for teams to forgo building through the draft and get immediate boosts.
With such themes in mind, it's only right to take an early look at some of the top rumblings making the rounds before the spectacle in Chicago gets underway.
Lakers Dangling Top Pick?
Did anyone really think the Los Angeles Lakers were going to stick with a traditional rebuild?
Presumably, Los Angeles got what it wanted out of this past season—K ...
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