Trade rumors are a ubiquitous part of the NBA. That holds true whether you like them or not.

Realistically, the team you root for will determine how you feel. At the moment, Brooklyn Nets and Utah Jazz fans, for example, are likely to feel stressed. Their teams, along with the Phoenix Suns and others, are in the thick of the most significant rumors.

Likewise, supporters of the Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves, for example, are sleeping easy. Their teams are largely expected to have their rotations already set ahead of 2022-23. Even fans of teams like the Detroit Pistons or the Houston Rockets don’t need to stress:

Their teams won’t matter for a few years anyway.

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With that said, no team is entirely safe from roster movement. Rumors will always persist, but sometimes, trades come completely out of left field.

Here are a few trades that do both: they’re based on the currently trending rumors, but each offers some kind of new twist on them.