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The
Heat won their first NBA title with the Big 3 last season and while
they have the best odds to win it again the new-look Lakers will be in
the mix as well as the young Thunder, who lost in the finals last
season. Let’s take a look at some of the teams that have good odds to
win the title this season.
The
Heat (3.25) won it all last season and it is no shock they will still
be led by the Big 3 of James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh they may be a
better team then they were last season. Yeah, the Heat do not have legit
big man or point guard, but they picked up a couple of solid free
agents in Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis. Both of these guys can knock down
the long ball, which will space the floor for LeBron and company and
each took less money to come to South Beach. Udonis Haslem does the
dirty work and is key play this season. He missed a lot of time this
season and the Heat need to stay healthy, as they are not a deep squad.
The
Lakers (4.33) had a busy off-season gearing up for another title run by
trading for Dwight Howard and Steve Nash. Howard is the newest member
of a long list of L.A. great big men and Nash gives Kobe Bryant a solid
PG, which they have not had in many years. Pau Gasol stayed with the
team and they made a solid off-season move picking up Antwawn Jamison.
He had Jodie Meeks will be solid bench players and they need to play
well since the Lakers do not have a lot of depth. The Lakers are not a
young team and they need to impress Howard this season, who is in the
last year of his current contract.
The
Thunder (5.50) won the West last season and have a great young trio in
Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden. Serge Ibaka is a
great defender and Kendrick Perkins is the muscle in the middle. Perry
Jones III fell to them with the 28th
pick in the draft and he may be a steal. The Thunder will not look much
different than last season, but they will now be facing a tougher
Lakers’ team in the West.
After the Heat, Lakers, and Thunder oddsmakers have all the other teams as long shots to win the title.
The
Bulls (17.00) have a solid core of players with Derrick Rose, Luol
Deng, and Joakim Noah. The big question for the Bulls is when will Rose
come back. He tore his ACL in the playoffs last season and he needs to
be on the floor and playing at a high level for the Bulls to have any
chance to come out of the East.
Do
the Spurs (21.00) have one more title run in them? Tim Duncan, Manu
Ginobili, and Tony Parker are no spring chickens any longer, but they
did have a great year last season. Stephen Jackson was solid mid-season
pick up last year and Kawhi Leonard had a solid rookie campaign, but the
Spurs will only go as far as their big 3 takes them.
The
Clippers (29.00) made the playoffs last season and Chris Paul and Blake
Griffin will be joined by solid pickup Lamar Odom, who may get back to
being a great 6th
man after last season’s disaster in Dallas. They also picked up Grant
Hill and Jamal Crawford, but they are not a good team on D and that will
hurt facing the Lakers and the Thunder, who they will likely have to
get by to make the finals.
Like
the Spurs do the Celtics (29.00) have another title run in them? They
lost one of their Big 3 with Ray Allen bolting for Miami, but Paul
Pierce and Kevin Garnett will have a lot of new talent with the likes of
Jason Terry and rookies Fab Melo and Jared Sullinger. Jeff Green will
also be back after missing last season with a heart condition.
The Mavs’s (34.00) window may have closed and while Dirk Nowitzki is still a star the team lost super 6th
man Jason Terry. The Mavs will have a new look with the additions of
O.J. Mayo, Chris Kaman, Darren Collison and Elton Brand. Jason Kidd
bolted for New York and the new guys will have to step up and Dirk will
have to have a MVP campaign for Dallas to go all the way.
Odds for NBA Championship Winner as of October 17th.
Miami Heat 3.25
Los Angeles Lakers 4.33
Oklahoma City Thunder 5.50
Chicago Bulls 17.00
San Antonio Spurs 21.00
Los Angeles Clippers 29.00
Boston Celtics 29.00
Dallas Mavericks 34.00
Brooklyn Nets 41.00
New York Knicks 41.00
Memphis Grizzlies 41.00
Indiana Pacers 41.00
Philadelphia 76ers 61.00
Denver Nuggets 76.00
Atlanta Hawks 81.00
Houston Rockets 81.00
Utah Jazz 101.00
Minnesota Timberwolves 101.00
Portland Trailblazers 101.00
Orlando Magic 151.00
Milwaukee Bucks 151.00
New Orleans Hornets 176.00
Phoenix Suns 201.00
Golden State Warriors 201.00
Detroit Pistons 226.00
Cleveland Cavaliers 226.00
Washington Wizards 226.00
Toronto Raptors 251.00
Sacramento Kings 301.00
Charlotte Bobcats 501.00