Are there any hot takes left?

The last couple of years I've made posts asking people for their hottest takes before the trade deadline, because I enjoy imagining absurd scenarios and arguing with my wife about them.

The weekend before the deadline, we usually make our predictions, she calls me an idiot, we discuss the absurd “what ifs”, and then she is usually proven right. This year, however, was a different story.

(for posterity, last week, her big hot take was that Jimmy Butler wouldn't be the biggest name moved this deadline, and I said she was nuts)

I was up most of the night dealing with something, wake up earlier than usual and decide to go back to bed. She sees that I'm awake, and says, “Huge NBA news.” I say, “It can't be that big, what is it?”

“Are you going back to sleep?”

“Yeah, why?”

“Then I can't tell you, you'll never fall back asleep.”

At this point, I'm exhausted and exasperated and just want her to tell me so I can get it over with and get some sleep. “I'm sure it's fine. Just tell me what it is.”

“Luka just got traded.”

“Bullshit. Where?”

“The Lakers. For Anthony Davis.”

It is at this point that my reaction veers off from the “Shams was hacked” that most people seemed to assume. Instead, I look my wife directly in the eyes, laugh, and say “You just got Ballsacked.”

It took another few minutes for her to convince me it wasn't fake, and a few more until it wasn't a joke. But jfc that was priceless. This woman roasts me yearly for my dumbass hot takes, and even my immediate response to the Luka trade was being 100% certain that she got tricked by freaking Ballsack sports.

I don't even know what to do at this point. None of my takes will ever be hot enough now, because I can always just argue, “but the Luka trade!” Thoughts and prayers for my poor wife.

Still, in the spirit of bullshit hot takes, I'd love to hear if anyone has any scorchers left for the deadline this year.