Here's a completely unnecessary conspiracy theory: The Jazz have an agreement in place to trade up with someone, and that team is trading back to #10 to draft Edey. Hence the rumor that the Edey has a promise in the top 10. I would guess that the team in question is probably Detroit at #5, where the Jazz will take either Sheppard or Williams. Hence, there's a rumor that Cody Williams might get drafted "higher than people think." The new GM in Detroit is Trajan Langdon, who came over from New Orleans. The Pels' last two centers were Jonas Valanciunas and Steven Adams, both big, physical drop bigs. The Jazz will draft Edey at #10, but it will be for the team they're trading up with.
Meanwhile, Portland and Memphis are trying to trade up to #3 for Clingan. Concurrently, Memphis put out a gambit that they might be interested in Edey, just to try to screw a bit with the Jazz. (The fact that Memphis is allegedly trying to move up would negate the possibility that they gave Edey a promise at #9.) If Clingan goes at #3 and San Antonio takes Castle at #4, then Sheppard could potentially get to #5. The Jazz would then have their choice of both Sheppard and Williams.
