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The news of Kevin Durant's reported trade demands on the Phoenix Suns was sufficient to significantly change the future odds of the NBA Championship.
Sands odds are a favorite of the next season's championship, even if there are reports that Sands or the Miami Heat could be a trade sweater for the Brooklyn Nets Durants service. It shifted to the extent that it became. As of Thursday afternoon.
On Wednesday, Sands was listed at +1000 to win the 2022-23 title in DraftKings. This is the sixth best odds after the champions Golden State Warriors (+500) and Los Angeles Clippers (+600). ), Boston Celtics (+650), Milwaukee Bucks (+700), Net (+850).
However, shortly after the news of the requested Durant trade request was reported, Sands was temporarily listed at +550 in Van Duel, with his second favorite Warriors. Both of the Bucks were +600. After that, Sands settled at +600 to tie the Golden State, and Bucks returned to +700. The Clippers and Celtics were +650 on Thursday.
In DraftKings, Sands' NBA title odds have moved to +600. Even in Boston, it's right behind the Clippers and Warriors, who were co-favorite at +550.
PointsBet sees Phoenix as Durant's most likely destination, and Sands is offered as the next team he will play at -110. This is higher than Miami (+125), New Orleans (+400), Chicago (+550) and Dallas (+600).
Durant joined the net as a free agent in 2019, but did not play his first season as he recovered from Achilles' injury. He has played a total of 90 games in the last two seasons, and Nets lost to the second round of the 2021 playoffs and resigned in the first round of this past season.
Kyrie Irving's net future is questioned, so this week he enabled the team a $ 36.5 million option for a year.
Nets has played off in seven of the last ten seasons, but has never played off beyond the second round.
– Field-level media
