http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id/13096380/las-vegas-likes-cleveland-cavaliers-winner-2016-finals Cavs with best odds at 9-4. Rockets tied with Hawks at 20-1 for 7th best odds. How on Earth do the Thunder have as good a chance as the Warriors at 5-1??? KD coming off bad injury and new coach.
Unless major changes are made, Vegas doesn't believe the rockets are legitimate championship contenders and that is reflected in the odds and futures prices for 2015-2016.
If the Thunder are healthy next season and replacing their head coach doesn't blow up in their faces, that's a helluva good team. Keep in mind, they were 2 wins from the Finals last season and that was without Ibaka for the first 2 games of the series. As for the Cavs, let's wait and see who they're able to bring back before crowning them the favorites. At least we know most of the Warriors will be back. There's a decent chance Cleveland could lose a lot of key players.
For long shots, the Pacers at 30-1 seems pretty good odds if PG13 is back to form. They have the #11 pick this year, plus some room to add another impact player in free agency. Also, the Bucks at 80-1 is enticing. Its a long shot, but its at least conceivable that the Bucks sign an impact free agent like Tyson Chandler or Brook Lopez, Giannis takes a big step forward in his development, Jabari comes back and has a solid 15-18 points per game season, and MCW gets better at shooting the basketball, plus bringing back Middleton. They won 41 games this year, with Jabari only playing 25 games. They play in the East. Its conceivable they could win 50 games.
I think I agree. OKC needs to prove it can mesh and adapt to a new system. Warriors and Thunder will both be 60+ capable. I"m not upset with Houston's ranking to be honest. They overachieved and there are question marks regarding our roster.
Makes sense. Neither team is winning d-ck next season, but the Knicks have a pretty high draft pick, tons of cap space, Melo will be back from injury, and best of all, they play in the East. If you had to bet on one of those two teams doing anything in the postseason(or even making it that far) next year, New York is definitely the best choice.
Split this into conference: West Warriors 5-1 Thunder 5-1 Clippers 10-1 Spurs 12-1 Rockets 20-1 Grizzlies 30-1 Blazers 40-1 Mavericks 40-1 Jazz 80-1 Suns 80-1 Lakers 80-1 Nuggets 80-1 Kings 100-1 Wolves 200-1 East Cavaliers 9-4 Bulls 12-1 Hawks 20-1 Wizards 30-1 Pacers 30-1 Heat 30-1 Knicks 80-1 Celtics 80-1 Bucks 80-1 Pistons 80-1 Nets 100-1 76ers 200-1 Magic 200-1 Hornets 200-1 Thoughts: Spurs are too high. I honestly think their age is finally showing. Would put them around 20-1. Lakers WAY too high. Sucker bet. Wolves too low in this field. I would give them better odds.
Vegas took all of your money and laughed all the way to bank after the Rockets b****slapped the Klippers and the last vestiges of Kwame Da Klown Kred in May. Protip: You should probably stop karing what Vegas thinks, Kwame Da Klown. It's killing you.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NBA Champ odds updated Cavaliers 9/4 Spurs 4/1 Warriors 5/1 Thunder 5/1 Bulls 15/1 Clippers 20/1 Rockets 20/1 Mavericks 30/1 Lakers 200/1</p>— Jeff Sherman (@golfodds) <a href="https://twitter.com/golfodds/status/617371940836126720">July 4, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>