The 2017 NBA Draft officially entered silly season this week, when rumors run rampant and every team was interested in every prospect.
You'll hear a lot of innuendo and speculation ahead of the draft on June 22, and most of it isn't worth squat.
Every once in a while, however, a team will leak some genuine information among the lies. That's part of what can make this time of year such a hair-pulling experience for NBA fans.
Don't worry. We're here to help you parse what's real, what's a ruse, and what's made up altogether — starting with a whole lot of noise in Los Angeles.