The signing of Kevin Durant by the Phoenix Suns threatens to revolutionize the NBA’s balance sheet and, waiting for the former Brooklyn Nets player to join the new team, the Arizona franchise became the second favorite for the ring, according to the bookmakers.
Before news of Durant’s signing was released around 1 a.m. this Thursday (US Eastern Time), bookmaker ‘Caesars’ paid $18 for the Suns’ title win. On the morning of this Thursday, the title of the Monty Williams team is paid six dollars for each bet.
The favorites are still the Boston Celtics, the best team in the East with a 39-16 record, but the Suns, despite being fourth in the West, overtook the Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets, leaders of the West (38 – 17).
For ‘FanDuel’, another well-known US bookmaker, the Suns are the third favorite ($5.60 for each bet), very close to the Bucks ($5.20 for each bet).
The stellar trio that Durant will form alongside Devin Booker and Chris Paul, joined by center Andre Ayton, adds new impetus to the ambitions of the Suns, whose season so far has been hampered by injuries to their leaders.
Despite not being able to count on Booker for 21 games between Christmas and Tuesday, the Suns have managed to stay in the noble zone of a West in which competitiveness has skyrocketed in recent days.
In fact, the Dallas Mavericks were bolstered with Kyrie Irving, also from the Nets, and the Lakers closed the draft of D’Angelo Russell this Wednesday, in a three-franchise operation that brought Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz.
Source: El heraldo
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