2024-25 NBA championship odds: Thunder, Sixers, Knicks chasing favored Celtics

The Boston Celtics are months faraway from changing into NBA champions for an 18th time, after knocking off the Dallas Mavericks in 5 video games within the 2024 NBA Finals.

However the path to a different championship will not be a cakewalk, with a lot of actual contenders in each conferences.�

One of many Celtics’ Japanese Convention foes made a number of enormous strikes this offseason, with the Knicks buying Mikal Bridges from the Nets and re-signing OG Anunoby.

Then, one other East foe, the Philadelphia 76ers, made waves by signing nine-time All-Star Paul George to a four-year max contract.�

Together with George signing, the Sixers additionally inked franchise cornerstone Tyrese Maxey to a max extension, which means the trio of George, Maxey and former NBA MVP Joel Embiid seem like in it for the lengthy haul.

Within the West, the transfer that created the largest shift close to the highest of the oddsboard was Oklahoma Metropolis’s signing of middle Isiah Hartenstein.

This is a have a look at the NBA title odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as of Sept. 25.

Boston Celtics: +300 (guess $10 to win $40 whole)
Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder: +700 (guess $10 to win $80 whole)
Philadelphia 76ers: +900 (guess $10 to win $100 whole)
New York Knicks: +900 (guess $10 to win $100 whole) 
Denver Nuggets: +1100 (guess $10 to win $120 whole)
Minnesota Timberwolves: +1100 (guess $10 to win $120 whole)
Dallas Mavericks: +1100 (guess $10 to win $120 whole)
Milwaukee Bucks: +1200 (guess $10 to win $130 whole)
Phoenix Suns: +1600 (guess $10 to win $170 whole)
Cleveland Cavaliers: +4000 (guess $10 to win $410 whole)
Los Angeles Lakers: +4000 (guess $10 to win $410 whole)
Orlando Magic: +4000 (guess $10 to win $410 whole)
Memphis Grizzlies: +4000 (guess $10 to win $410 whole)
Golden State Warriors: +4500 (guess $10 to win $460 whole)
Indiana Pacers: +5000 (guess $10 to win $510 whole)
Miami Warmth: +5000 (guess $10 to win $510 whole)
New Orleans Pelicans: +5000 (guess $10 to win $510 whole)
Sacramento Kings: +5500 (guess $10 to win $560 whole)
Houston Rockets: +8000 (guess $10 to win $810 whole)
LA Clippers: +10000 (guess $10 to win $1,010 whole)
San Antonio Spurs: +15000 (guess $10 to win $1,510 whole)
Atlanta Hawks: +35000 (guess $10 to win $3,510 whole)
Chicago Bulls: +100000 (guess $10 to win $10,010 whole)
Portland Path Blazers: +100000 (guess $10 to win $10,010 whole)
Detroit Pistons: +100000 (guess $10 to win $10,010 whole)
Charlotte Hornets: +100000 (guess $10 to win $10,010 whole)
Toronto Raptors: +100000 (guess $10 to win $10,010 whole)
Washington Wizards: +100000 (guess $10 to win $10,010 whole)
Brooklyn Nets: +100000 (guess $10 to win $10,010 whole)
Utah Jazz: +100000 (guess $10 to win $10,010 whole)

On the high of July, the Sixers had been tied with the Nuggets for the third-shortest odds to win the title. Nonetheless, now it is Philly and New York tied at third.

Nonetheless, there will likely be questions on well being in the case of the Sixers, contemplating George has performed 70-plus video games simply as soon as previously 5 seasons and Embiid has by no means performed 70-plus video games in a season.

As well as, Maxey missed 12 video games final season and 22 in 2022-23.

So far as the West goes, the Thunder are second on the board, adopted by a trio of contenders in Denver, Minnesota and Dallas, all at +1100.�

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