Hiram Moreno
The 2022 NBA Finals have already come to an end after the Golden State Warriors conquered the league with a fourth title in eight seasons, and we could be close to seeing a fifth title in nine seasons, or so bookmakers think.
The quotas for the 2023 NBA title have not taken long to come out and the Warriors are the favored ones to win the championship again. Behind them are nothing more and nothing less than the Boston Celtics, so a rematch of these 2022 finals could be likely under the bookmakers’ scrutiny.
Below we leave you the list of quotas for each team for the 2023 NBA title and we will briefly review the most interesting ones.
Odds for the 2023 NBA Championship
| Team | Odds |
| Golden State Warriors | +550 |
| Boston Celtics | +650 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | +700 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | +700 |
| Brooklyn Nets | +900 |
| Miami Heat | +1000 |
| Phoenix Suns | +1000 |
| Dallas Mavericks | +1200 |
| Denver Nuggets | +1400 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | +1400 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | +1600 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | +2200 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | +4000 |
| Toronto Raptors | +5000 |
| Utah Jazz | +5000 |
| Chicago Bulls | +6000 |
| Atlanta Hawks | +8000 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | +8000 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | +8000 |
| Charlotte Hornets | +10000 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | +10000 |
| New York Knicks | +25000 |
| Houston Rockets | +50000 |
| Orlando Magic | +50000 |
| Sacramento Kings | +50000 |
| San Antonio Spurs | +50000 |
| Washington Wizards | +50000 |
| Detroit Pistons | +100000 |
| Indiana Pacers | +100000 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | +100000 |
Warriors and Celtics Are Favorites
The Golden State Warriors are the favorites to win a new title and possibly one of the last in the dynasty they have established as their biggest stars are already beginning to reach the final stages of their careers.
As for Boston it is quite the opposite, as having reached the finals this year is a sign of a well-built and fairly young team that can achieve great things both in the short and long term.
Is the Nets’ Moment of Glory Over?
Many gave the Brooklyn Nets as the main candidate to win the NBA championship when they brought together Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving on the same team, but the experiment blew up in their faces as the squad never managed to find good chemistry or play together regularly enough.
Without Harden, Kyrie Irving’s future with the franchise is up in the air, with Kevin Durant constantly plagued by injuries and Ben Simmons being a total unknown, it seems that the championship train for the Nets has passed,or at least that’s how the bookmakers perceive it.
Keep an Eye on the Underdogs
They’re not considered by far the favorites to win the 2023 NBA title, but the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks might have a thing or two to say before they’re ruled out.
The Nuggets have in their ranks the current MVP of the league, Nikola Jokić, who shouldered the team on his own this season, and if Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. can remain healthy to offer alternatives in the team,the Nuggets may finally get to contend for the title.
The same can be said for the Mavericks, since Luka Dončić has already shown what he is capable of in the NBA, and if he is surrounded by good players, Dallas could once again have a very productive campaign in the postseason. At least the arrival of Christian Wood from the Houston Rockets shows that the team plans to put up a fight in the coming year.
Hey… What About the Lakers?
The Lakers… how did they go from being NBA champions in 2020 to falling so low? Bad roster structure, a team unable to defend, and constant problems that led to the dismissal of Frank Vogel as head coach were the main protagonists in the previous campaign.
Unless new head coach Darvin Ham gives the team a complete facelift with the help of the management, little seems likely to change. And yes, the Lakers have LeBron James and Anthony Davis in their ranks, but LeBron is no longer exactly a young man and Davis’ injuries are a recurring theme, so the bookmakers do the right thing for the moment in not taking the Lakers into account as one of the main candidates.
