FanDuel Futures: Nets Championship Odds On The Move Following Durant News

Die-hard NBA fans, I hope you’ve been surviving the summer. 

Opening night is less than two months away. 

While the news cycle always quiets down this time of year, it’s also the best opportunity to get ahead of win totals and futures; two markets currently available on FanDuel. 

This week, we got the most NBA news since Summer League ended. 

The Kevin Durant’s drama was put to bed, Chet Holmgren suffered a season-ending injury, and the Lakers made a splash trading away Talen Horton-Tucker and Stanley Johnson to the Utah Jazz for Patrick Beverley. 

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 Kevin Durant Stands Down

After months of speculation and posturing, Durant finds himself back in Brooklyn. That announcement ultimately affected two markets: 

Odds to win NBA Championship

Brooklyn Nets +1700 +700 Boston Celtics +450 +500 Miami Heat +1500 +1700 Toronto Raptors +4000 +4500

Odds to win Regular Season MVP 

Kevin Durant +1200 +1000

The Celtics, Heat and Raptors were frontrunners in the KD sweepstakes, so their odds rightfully lengthened.

But now that Brooklyn sits at +700, I find that price far too short considering all the question marks regarding their roster. FanDuel is pricing them as the third favourite to win the chip. 

Having Kyrie Irving fully available should improve their offensive production, but he’s missed 15 games or more in five straight seasons. 

Ben Simmons continues to rehab after going through back surgery in May and we still don’t know how he’ll perform alongside these two offensive talents. 

Add in the inevitable questions about team chemistry and the possibility of Durant still being moved mid-season – Brooklyn winning it all is a hard sell. 

KD being shortened to +1000 for MVP makes sense but given how