When you’re a fan of a team in the NBA Lottery, you start trying to read tea leaves from the moment the draft order is announced. That doesn’t necessarily mean you know how to read them.
Misdirection is the name of the game. If a rumor leaks that a team is set on Prospect X, it probably means they’re taking Prospect Y. Unless, of course, that’s what they want you to think...
Paranoia sets in. It’s an inevitable product of so much smoke and so many mirrors. Unless you work in an NBA front office, the best you can do is make an educated guess.