smokescreen
noun
a cloud of smoke created to conceal military operations. “Troops laid down a smokescreen to cover the rescue of the victims.”
a ruse to disguise someone’s real intentions or activities. “He tried to create a smokescreen by quibbling about the statistics.”
deception in the lead-up to the NBA Draft. “Sources say the Timberwolves love the potential for Jon Krawczynski, a 5-foot-7 point guard out of the University of St. Thomas.”
And yes, I’m giving a smokescreen on my height in that third example. A smokescreen in a smokescreen! The draft must be getting close.
As teams prepare for the Nov. 18 draft, they are not only finishing up their scouting on prospects, making trade calls and doing mock drafts to try to prepare for the scenarios that could unfold on one of the wildest nights of the league year. They also are engaging in the art of subterfuge, the spy games that…
