As the 2015 NBA Draft approaches, all sorts of unsubstantiated rumors and fake trade speculation crop up, and this year will probably be no different. With teams trying to avoid revealing their hand, half the rumors that begin to circulate around this time of year are simply set into motion to hide true intentions.
With the case of the latest Eric Bledsoe-New York Knicks “rumors,” it appears that harmless speculation about what the Knicks might trade their No. 4 pick for has given way to an outright labeling of “interest” in the Phoenix Suns’ point guard.