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LZ Granderson: Five bold NBA predictions as training camps open

Once NBA media week is behind us, teams will be off to China, Hawaii, insert your exotic destination here, for training camps. With injuries and free agency wrecking havoc around the league, this is the first time in nearly a decade in which both conferences are wide open.

The only thing I feel fairly certain about is Zion Williamson will be the rookie of the year. After that, it's like the first two seasons of "Game of Thrones" - anybody can be taken out. So with that being said, I present five things to look out for this season. If you're looking for bold, grandiose predictions about most valuable players and upsets, you've come to the wrong column. What I offer is way more important than that.

Ben Simmons will make a three

I'll admit, I'm throwing shade here. Kinda. Dennis Rodman made

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