Getty Images/Ringer illustration From a title prediction to a dream superstar trade, here's a pu pu platter of takes that will certainly age well At its onset, the NBA's 2024-25 season is, even more than usual, a beacon of mystery, chock-full of big-picture trends moving in an undetermined direction. Are we entrenched in an age of parity? Or does one team still stand head and shoulders above the rest? Has the offensive evolution peaked? Or will the 3-point shot's mushroom cloud continue to spread? Are we at the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning? In and around that vast unknown, countless predictions can be made. In my third annual go at making some of my own, here are 22 increasingly bold attempts to foresee what's conceivable in a league that's never felt so elusive. And since we're talking about professional sports, that also means the NBA has, quite possibly, never been so much fun. 1. The Boston Celtics will repeat as NBA champs. Does this count as bold? Sort of. No team has successfully defended its title since 2018, when the NBA was neck-deep in a superteam arms race that culminated with Kevin Durant joining a reigning champion that had just won 73...