It’s by no means too early to look ahead to the 2026 NBA Finals, however Sunday had huge implications for subsequent yr.
Coming off their title-clinching Sport 7 win, the Thunder are a heavy early favourite to go back-to-back, sitting at +220 at ESPN BET, however they’re hardly the story.
The Orlando Magic noticed their hopes to win the NBA Finals boosted once they traded for guard Desmond Bane however, guard Tyrese Haliburton’s anticipated torn Achilles is one other contender within the japanese convention down a star.
The Magic had been as excessive as 40/1 to win the NBA Finals previous to the Bane commerce, dropping to 22/1, and now down to fifteen/1 after the Haliburton harm.
At Fanatics Sportsbook, the Magic dropped from 30/1 to 16/1.
The Pacers had been second favorites to win the title coming into Sunday, solely to see their odds plummet from +850 to 40/1 by Monday morning.
These two weren’t the one movers on Sunday because the Rockets acquired Kevin Durant and shot up from 18/1 to +800 to win the Finals.
2026 NBA Finals odds
| Thunder +220 | Rockets +800 |
| Cavaliers +800 | Knicks +850 |
| Timberwolves 10/1 | Magic 22/1 |
| Celtics 13/1 | Lakers 14/1 |
| Nuggets 16/1 | Clippers 22/1 |
| Warriors 22/1 | Spurs 25/1 |
| Mavericks 33/1 | 76ers 33/1 |
| Pacers 40/1 | Pistons 40/1 |
| Warmth 50/1 | Bucks 66/1 |
| Hawks 100/1 | Grizzlies 100/1 |
| Suns 100/1 | Kings 100/1 |
| Raptors 100/1 | Bulls 200/1 |
| Pelicans 300/1 | Nets 500/1 |
| Hornets 500/1 | Path Blazers 500/1 |
| Wizards 500/1 | Jazz 500/1 |
The Knicks and Cavaliers additionally noticed a slight enhance transferring from 10/1 to +850 and +800 respectively because the East is weakened a bit with the harm.
The Minnesota Timberwolves had been downgraded a bit with the Durant commerce changing into official, transferring from 10/1 to 14/1 after the commerce.
San Antonio, lengthy anticipated to be out there for Durant, was 18/1 to win the finals however dropped dramatically to 25/1.
Dallas, additionally anticipated to be out there for Durant, dropped from 22/1 to 33/1 after failing to amass the star scorer.
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However it doesn’t matter what occurs this summer time, Oklahoma Metropolis is all however assured to be the 2026 title favourite.
If their odds maintain, the Thunder would be the greatest preseason favourite because the 2017-18 Warriors had been -187, in line with Sports activities Odds Historical past.
