A tornado has swept through NBA rosters and relocated a few faces to new places.
Dwight Howard crashed in Atlanta. Al Horford landed in Boston. Dwyane Wade is in Chicago. Derrick Rose was uprooted to New York. Kevin Durant hurdled toward Golden State. And Tim Duncan is resting on a hammock in retirement.
The odds on who's favored to win the NBA championship shifted with the landscape, according to mytopsportsbook.
With Durant, and 5-to-6 odds, the Warriors are heavy favorites to win the title next season.
Reigning champion Cleveland follows with 15-to-4 odds. Top five favorites are rounded out by San Antonio (9/1), Boston (18/1) and the Los Angeles Clippers (25/1).
Two teams improved their odds this offseason. The Bulls added Wade and their odds improved from 80-to-1 to 40-to-1. The 76ers, who had the worst record in the league, boosted their odds to win the championship from 500-to-1 odds to 250-to-1.
While the lost Horford to free agency, the team added All-Star center Howard and retained guard Kent Bazemore. Vegas didn't see these are improvements and moed the Hawks' odd to claim their first NBA title from 35-to-1 odds to a pedestrian 50-to-1 odds.
Here are the odds for the entire league in 2017:
Golden State Warriors: 5/6
Cleveland Cavaliers: 15/4
San Antonio Spurs: 9/1
Boston Celtics: 18/1
Los Angeles Clippers: 25/1
Toronto Raptors: 35/1
Chicago Bulls: 40/1 (previously 80/1)
New York Knicks: 40/1
Oklahoma City Thunder: 40/1
Atlanta Hawks: 50/1 (previously 35/1)
Miami Heat: 50/1 (previously 30/1)
Minnesota Timberwolves: 50/1
Houston Rockets: 70/1
Indiana Pacers: 75/1
Memphis Grizzlies: 75/1
Dallas Mavericks: 80/1
New Orleans Pelicans: 80/1
Portland Trail Blazers: 80/1
Detroit Pistons: 100/1
Washington Wizards: 100/1
Charlotte Hornets: 125/1
Utah Jazz: 125/1
Los Angeles Lakers: 150/1
Milwaukee Bucks: 150/1
Orlando Magic: 150/1
Denver Nuggets: 250/1
Philadelphia 76ers: 250/1 (previously 500/1)
Sacramento Kings: 300/1
Brooklyn Nets: 500/1
Phoenix Suns: 500/1
