2017-18 NBA Championship Odds

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The NBA season may only last from October to June, but you can wager on the team to win the NBA Finals all year long. With an 82-game season, every team’s championship odds experience some ebbs and flows to some extent – of course, Golden State will remain much steadier than Minnesota.

If you want to see these fluctuations, you’ve come to the right place. We have been tracking the championship odds for all 30 teams since they became available. The graphs below are generated by calculating the average from many of our most trusted sportsbooks.

NBA Top Contenders Odds

UPDATE JUNE 15, 2015: The Lakers’ average odds to win the NBA championship improved dramatically from +1600 on June 9th to +650 on June 15th amid rumors that Kawhi Leonard would like to be traded to Los Angeles.

San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard has Los Angeles — preferably the Lakers — at the center of his preferences for a trade destination, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 15, 2018

The two-time Defensive Player of the Year is reportedly frustrated with how the Spurs dealt with a lingering quad injury that limited him to just nine games in 2018-19, and is angling for a change of scenery. If Leonard can orchestrate a trade to LA, he could find himself flanked by LeBron James and Paul Leonard, two fellow All-Stars who have also been linked to the Lakers in recent weeks.

The best way of predicting the future is to look back into the past. Here are some interesting trends to consider before making a wager:

The Western Conference has won seven of the last ten NBA championships
Five of the last ten NBA championships have been won by a team from the Pacific Division
LeBron James has been to the NBA Finals in each of the last eight seasons
Teams that win the first game of a best-of-seven series win the series 76% of the time
Teams that win the first two games of a best-of-seven series win the series 94% of the time
Teams that win the first three games of a best-of-seven series win the series 100% of the time

Eastern Conference Top Contenders

Western Conference Top Contenders

NBA Teams that Have Never Won a Championship

Team	Playoff Appearances
Phoenix Suns	29
Utah Jazz	27
Indiana Pacers	25
Denver Nuggets	24
Orlando Magic	14
Los Angeles Clippers	13
Toronto Raptors	10
Memphis Grizzlies	10
Minnesota Timberwolves	9
Oklahoma City Thunder	8
New Orleans Pelicans	7
Charlotte Hornets	7
Brooklyn Nets	3

No NBA team has endured a longer championship drought than the Kings, who have gone 67 years without hoisting the NBA’s top trophy. That isn’t likely to change anytime soon as Sacramento has finished below .500 in each of the last 12 seasons and are still in the midst of a seemingly endless rebuild.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division 2019 NBA Championship Odds

The Nets find themselves in familiar territory again, as they enter the 2018-19 season as serious longshots. Brooklyn hasn’t won a championship since entering the league, and finished dead last in the Atlantic Division last season, a full 31 games behind the Raptors.

Team	NBA Championships	Finals Appearances	Last Championship	Last Finals Appearance
Boston Celtics	17	21	2008	2010
Brooklyn Nets	0	0	N/A	N/A
New York Knicks	2	8	1973	1999
Philadelphia 76ers	3	9	1983	2001
Toronto Raptors	0	0	N/A	N/A

Central Division 2019 NBA Championship Odds

The Cavaliers had opening odds of +2500, but that could change in a hurry based upon LeBron James. The four-time MVP has the power to dramatically shift the NBA’s landscape by leaving Cleveland for the second time in his career. Brace yourself for the Decision 3.0.

Team	NBA Championships	Finals Appearances	Last Championship	Last Finals Appearance
Chicago Bulls	6	6	1998	1998
Cleveland Cavaliers	1	5	2016	2018
Detroit Pistons	3	7	2004	2005
Indiana Pacers	0	1	N/A	2000
Milwaukee Bucks	1	2	1971	1974

Southeast Division 2019 NBA Championship Odds

The Southeast Division was a race to the bottom in 2017-18 as the Magic and Hawks desperately tried to improve their draft standing. Both teams are still years away from championship contention but have the potential to inch towards respectability in 2018-19.

Team	NBA Championships	Finals Appearances	Last Championship	Last Finals Appearance
Atlanta Hawks	1	4	1958	1961
Charlotte Hornets	0	0	N/A	N/A
Miami Heat	3	5	2013	2014
Orlando Magic	0	2	N/A	2009
Washington Wizards	1	4	1978	1979

Western Conference

Northwest Division 2019 NBA Championship Odds

No NBA division has produced fewer championships than the Northwest, whose lone title belongs to the 1977 Trail Blazers. Portland was a selfless, team-first squad led by Hall of Famer Bill Walton and bruising big man Maurice Lucas. They entered the playoffs as a distant third seed in the West and shocked the world by beating Dr. J and the heavily favored Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Finals.

Team	NBA Championships	Finals Appearances	Last Championship	Last Finals Appearance
Denver Nuggets	0	0	N/A	N/A
Minnesota Timberwolves	0	0	N/A	N/A
Oklahoma City Thunder	0	1	N/A	2012
Portland Trail Blazers	1	3	1977	1992
Utah Jazz	0	2	N/A	1998

Pacific Division 2019 NBA Championship Odds

Any discussion about the Pacific Division begins with the Warriors, who enter the 2018-19 season as overwhelming favorites yet again. Golden State has won three of the last four titles and is perfectly positioned to become the first team in 17 years to pull off a three-peat.

The big question isn’t so much if the Warriors will reach the Finals again, but rather who they’ll face. Are Boston and Philadelphia ready to contend after promising seasons in 2018-19? Will the Raptors finally get over the hump under the direction of new head coach Nick Nurse? Can LeBron James lead a new team to the promised land? One thing is clear: the Warriors will be ready to meet (and beat) all comers once the Finals begin.

Team	NBA Championships	Finals Appearances	Last Championship	Last Finals Appearance
Golden State Warriors	6	10	2018	2018
Los Angeles Clippers	0	0	N/A	N/A
Los Angeles Lakers	16	31	2010	2010
Phoenix Suns	0	2	N/A	1993
Sacramento Kings	1	1	1951	1951

Southwest Division 2019 NBA Championship Odds

When you think of the Spurs, the first word that comes to mind is “consistency.” San Antonio has reached the playoffs in each of the last 21 seasons and has won six conference titles and five NBA championships during that time.

It begins at the top with Gregg Popovich, who creates an atmosphere of trust with all of his players, and it continues to every member of the organization. It’s no wonder that former Spurs assistants like Mike Budenholzer, Alvin Gentry, and Brett Brown are now successful coaches in their own right, and that current assistants like Becky Hammon and Ettore Messina are frequently considered for the league’s top jobs.