The NBA offseason, at its best, is like an award-winning TV drama. Everyone thinks they know what will happen until something entirely different transpires.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers are both teams that many already know what to expect from this summer. The Lakers are largely expected to, eventually, flip Russell Westbrook and some draft capital for Kyrie Irving.

Meanwhile, many expect the Pacers to flip one or both of Myles Turner and Buddy Hield in a sign-and-trade for Deandre Ayton.

In each case, the rumors have grown so prevalent that they feel practically preordained.

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Here’s the thing: they’re not. Anything could still happen. If the Lakers and Pacers want to really turn the NBA on its heels, they could cut the Nets and Suns out of the equation and make their own deal.

Here’s what we think that could look like.