NBA News Archive

The Los Angeles Lakers have the best odds to draft Bronny James in the 2024 NBA Draft. As a freshman at USC, James averaged roughly 5 points and three rebounds per game. In July 2023, James suffered cardiac arrest during a workout in preparation for his freshman season at USC. As we wait for Bronny James’ decision on whether he will declare for the 2024 NBA Draft, oddsmakers at BetUS b...

The Denver Nuggets have won 12 of their previous 14 games. The Nuggets’ NBA Championship odds improved considerably in March, with many bettors backing the team. The Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets is the most likely NBA Finals matchup, according to the latest odds. The Denver Nuggets’ betting odds to win NBA title are dropping rapidly in the build-up to the post-season. According to...

Ben Simmons’ recurring back problems have sidelined him for the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season. The Brooklyn Nets guard played in only 42 games in 2022-23 and 15 games this season. According to the latest odds, Simmons is not expected to retire before the start of the 2024-25 NBA season. Ben Simmons has officially been ruled out for the rest of the 2023-24 campaign due to a lower back ...

Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder has emerged as the odds-on favorite to win 2023-24 NBA Coach of the Year. Under Daigneault’s watch, the Thunder have improved in each subsequent year since he accepted the job in 2020-21. The Thunder are tied for the best record in the Western Conference and own the fifth-best odds to win the NBA Finals. Most fans are focused on Shai-Gilgeou...

The Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama has pulled away from Chet Holmgren in the 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year race. Wembanyama’s 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year odds have skyrocketed over the last month. The 7-foot-4 French phenom is averaging more points, rebounds, and blocks than his preseason projections. Following a two-player race between the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama and Thunder’s Chet Hol...

Joel Embiid is projected to miss an extended period after tearing the meniscus in his left knee. Embiid will undergo corrective surgery to repair his meniscus this week. As a result, the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2023-24 NBA title odds and Embiid’s MVP odds have taken a beating at online betting sites. On Sunday, the Philadelphia 76ers received unfortunate news regarding the defending NBA MV...

On Wednesday, Milwaukee Bucks’ head coach Adrian Griffin was fired after a 30-13 start to the season. The Milwaukee Bucks’ 2023-24 NBA Championship odds were not impacted by the head coaching change. Hours after Griffin was fired, the Bucks reportedly reached an agreement with Doc Rivers, according to CNN Sports. Adrian Griffin’s tenure as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks has come to ...

The Indiana Pacers acquired forward Pascal Siakam in a trade with the Toronto Raptors. Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, and three first-round picks are on their way to Toronto in exchange for Siakam. The Pacers’ 2023-24 NBA Championship odds shortened after the trade was announced. According to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors have finalized a trade that...

The Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry’s MVP odds have jumped after a hot start to the 2023-24 season. Curry is averaging over 30 points per game and shooting better than 50 percent from the field. Denver’s Nikola Jokić is favored to win his third NBA MVP award. Online oddsmakers are taking note of Stephen Curry’s hot start for the 2023-24 season. At BetUS, Curry’s NBA MVP odds have ...

The Los Angeles Clippers acquired James Harden in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Clippers’ 2023-24 NBA title odds improved after the Harden trade was announced. PJ Tucker and Filip Petrusev are on their way to Los Angeles after being involved in the trade package. James Harden finally received his wish. The Philadelphia 76ers sent Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers in a block...

If not the Miami Heat, oddsmakers at sports betting sites have pegged the Toronto Raptors as the favorite to trade for Damian Lillard. The odds shift on Lillard’s next team comes on the heels of a report from ESPN’s Marc J. Spears that the Raptors are the front-runners for Lillard. The Heat are reportedly falling out of favor in trade negotiations for Lillard. Five years after trading ...

James Harden reportedly opted into a $35.6 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers are expected to immediately seek a trade suitor for Harden after he signs the deal. If the 76ers trade Harden, the Houston Rockets are the most likely landing spot in a trade. The Philadelphia 76ers are expected to sign James Harden to a $35.6 million deal. Not so fast, though, as the ...

The 40-26 SU Sacramento Kings are the new odds-on favorites to win the Pacific Division.Sacramento defeated Phoenix 128-119 last Saturday night for their first 40-win season since the 2005-06 NBA season.The Kings however are still longshots at +6600 to win the NBA title and have the longest championship odds among the Pacific Division teams. Light the beam now. The Sacramento Kings are your ne...

Lauri Markkanen has moved up to second in the latest Most Improved Player odds boards. Markkanen is averaging 31 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in his last 10 games. The 25-year-old Finnish star scored a career-high 49 points against the Houston Rockets three games ago. Lauri Markkanen’s breakout season is going full steam ahead. Markkanen is making a push to make the West All-St...

Nikola Jokic has moved up to 4th in the latest NBA MVP odds boards. The Joker is currently priced in the +700 to +1000 in the latest MVP betting boards. Jokic scored 40 points, grabbed 27 rebounds, and issued 10 assists last Sunday against the Charlott Hornets. The NBA’s MVP race has a new contender. Well, he’s not new as he’s been here before and he has even won the award twice. Niko...

Jayson Tatum has moved up to third in the latest NBA odds boards. Tatum is averaging 32.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game this season. The Celtics are 10-3 SU as of Sunday and have the second-best record in the entire NBA. The rest of the NBA finally took notice of Jayson Tatum as a primetime player when he won the first-ever Larry Bird Eastern Conference MVP award, lead...