Ready or not, the 2020-21 NBA season might be right around the corner. Original reports suggested that the NBA would not be returning to play until January, or potentially February. But the league is now pushing for a pre-Christmas start. The NBA is eyeing December 22 as its opening night. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has already released their opening 2020-21 NBA Championship odds, and the Los Angeles Lakers have opened as the +350 favorite to repeat their crown, followed by the Milwaukee Bucks (+500), Los Angeles Clippers (+600), and Brooklyn Nets (+600). This year's Eastern Conference champions, the Miami Heat, are 16-to-1 to win next year's title.
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If the NBA's plan holds true, the 2020-21 NBA season will consist of a 72-game regular season schedule (down ten games from a traditional 82-game season) without any kind of All-Star break. The league is attempting to get the season completed before the 2021 Summer Olympics begin in late July.
2020-21 NBA Title Odds
OPENING ODDS (9/19/20)
CURRENT ODDS (11/17/20)
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
7/2 (+350)
7/2 (+350)
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
4/1
6/1
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
6/1
5/1
BOSTON CELTICS
12/1
16/1
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
12/1
8/1
BROOKLYN NETS
14/1
6/1
MIAMI HEAT
16/1
16/1
DENVER NUGGETS
20/1
20/1
TORONTO RAPTORS
20/1
30/1
HOUSTON ROCKETS
20/1
50/1
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
30/1
30/1
DALLAS MAVERICKS
30/1
30/1
PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS
30/1
30/1
UTAH JAZZ
40/1
40/1
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
40/1
60/1
PHOENIX SUNS
40/1
30/1
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
60/1
200/1
INDIANA PACERS
100/1
150/1
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
100/1
150/1
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
100/1
150/1
CHICAGO BULLS
100/1
200/1
ATLANTA HAWKS
100/1
150/1
ORLANDO MAGIC
200/1
200/1
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
200/1
300/1
SACRAMENTO KINGS
200/1
300/1
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
200/1
200/1
DETROIT PISTONS
300/1
500/1
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
300/1
500/1
NEW YORK KNICKS
300/1
300/1
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
500/1
500/1
NBA Tip-Off
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