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NBA Futures, Betting Odds: Nets, Lakers, Bucks Early Favourites to Win 2022 Championship

• Jordan Ramsay

• Last Updated: August 16, 2021

With the biggest NBA off-season moves in the rearview mirror, we're taking a look at the early favourites to win the 2022 NBA Championship.

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Anthony Davis NBA Trade Odds: Lakers Favoured, Raptors a Longshot

• Payton Matthews

• Last Updated: January 29, 2019

Toronto’s chances of getting Anthony Davis aren’t great as the Raptors are priced at +1600 on where Davis plays next season.

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LeBron James Predictions and 2018 NBA Draft Odds and Picks

• Payton Matthews

• Last Updated: June 20, 2018

It may be the off-season, but it's going to be a busy week in the NBA. As the league gets ready for Thursday's Draft, LeBron James' free agency looms.

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NBA Betting Futures: Championship Contenders

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

With the NFL season and Super Bowl XLIV now in the books (belated congrats to the New Orleans Saints, by the way), it’s time to start shifting our sports betting focus elsewhere. And where better to start than on the hardwood? Right now, the Sports Interaction online sportsbook has a plethora of NBA futures bets...

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NBA Review: Kobe's Game-Winner Sinks Raps, Bucks Beat Celtics

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

A busy night in the association as eight games were played, many of which involved big playoff implications as the NBA regular season begins to come to a close. Los Angeles Lakers 109, Toronto Raptors 107 At the Staples Centre, Kobe Bryant hit a fadeaway jumper with two Toronto Raptors in his face (for what...

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NBA Preview: Lake Show Travels to Phoenix

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

It’s a busy night in the National Basketball Association as 12 games — many of which hold huge playoff implications — are set to be played. The marquee matchup of the evening will go down in Phoenix, as the Suns take on Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, re-igniting a longstanding rivalry between these...

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Lakers vs. Celtics – This One is Going All the Way

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Look over there Kobe, it’s your legacy in the window but the Lakers need to win Game 6 before Black Mamba gets to go shopping for immortality. LA can take heart Just like I predicted last week, Black Mamba came good in Game 5 but it wasn’t enough to stop Boston from winning and taking...

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NBA Preview: Heat and Lakers Top Christmas Bill

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The NBA has some huge match-ups lined up for Christmas Day, none bigger than the meeting of the Miami Heat and LA Lakers in the Staples Center. Heat can burn Lakers The return of Andrew Bynum from injury will help Los Angeles down the stretch but it could have a detrimental effect in the short-term....

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NBA Preview: Lakers and Mavs Highlight Busy Wednesday Schedule

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

All but four NBA teams are in action tonight but despite the wealth of action elsewhere, all eyes will be on Dallas as the Mavericks host the Lakers. Time to make a run The Lakers have walked the walk in spurts this season. Monday’s victory over the Thunder established Los Angeles as the front runners...

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NBA: Celtics Win the Mental Battle in Los Angeles

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Lakers’ poor fourth quarter against Boston shows that LA will need to step up big time to keep their three-peat dreams alive. Kobe can’t do it all A 41-point effort from Kobe Bryant wasn’t enough for LA to win at home against the Celtics on Sunday night. Black Mamba was forced to carry the...

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NBA Preview: Lakers and Heat Must Forget Troubles

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Miami and LA both face tough assignments in primetime tonight as they look to record signature victories ahead of the All Star break. Spurs still sharp San Antonio lost for just the eighth time all season at Portland on Tuesday but will be keen to get back on track in the second of eight straight...

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NBA: Manic Monday Leaves Lakers and Nuggets Craving Break

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

How do you go from beating the Celtics in their home court to getting stomped in Charlotte? Al Dannity addresses the concerns for the Lakers and looks at a Denver team in need of a break. Time to chill Chris Bosh talked plenty about how players sometimes need to chill earlier in the season. The...

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NBA: Heat and Lakers Can Enter Break on a High Note

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Miami Heat head north to take on the Raptors while the Lakers look to end their seven game road trip on a winning note as the NBA edges closer to the All-Star break. Hapless Cavs have no hope Yesterday I wrote about how the Lakers need to reach the All-Star break as soon as...

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NBA: Kobe Dunks on LeBron as West Win All-Star Game

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

LeBron James hit a triple-double, only the second in the history of the All-Star game, but Kobe Bryant sent out a loud message to all of the NBA as he collected the MVP award on his home court. The Kloser demands attention Black Mamba was in no mood to step out of the limelight on...

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NBA: Heat Under Pressure Against Lakers

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Having lost five straight, the Miami Heat have given plenty of fuel to feed their critics. Tonight they get a chance to strike back but it’s going to be tough against the Los Angeles Lakers Lakers looking for payback Way back on Christmas Day, the Lakers met the Heat in the Staples Center and for...

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NBA: Can the Lakers Steal the #1 Seed From San Antonio?

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The battle for the best record in the Western Conference and indeed the whole NBA has intensified in the closing weeks of the season. Al Dannity examines the case for a late surge by the Los Angeles Lakers. Big run-in Attention at this time of year is normally focussed on the fringes of the playoff...

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NBA: CP3 Ready to Rock Against Lakers Yet Again

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Does Superman wear Chris Paul PJs? If so then Dwight Howard has some bizarre tastes. After turning in some pedestrian performances while rehabbing in the regular season, CP3 has entered beast mode in the playoffs and that’s bad news for the LA Lakers. Leaving a lasting impression This might be Chris Paul’s last ever season...

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NBA: Big Road Games for Bulls and Lakers

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The LA Lakers are stuck in a 2-0 hole with a daunting road trip to Dallas tonight. The Chicago Bulls have continued to flounder in the post-season, entering their trip to Atlanta tied 1-1 with the Hawks. Al Dannity looks at what Chicago and Los Angeles need to do to get back on track. Stop...

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Hall of Fame Waits for Canadian Icon Steve Nash

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 24, 2014

Like so many athletes, Steve Nash’s true value to the sporting community in Canada won’t be realized until long after he retires. Thursday he took another step closer to calling it quits when he announced he would miss the entire 2014-15 season with a nagging back injury that he aggravated last week while lifting luggage....

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Canadian Steve Nash Says NBA Retirement is Near

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 29, 2014

Steve Nash has nothing left to prove in the National Basketball Association and admits that retirement is nearing. Nash, a veteran of 19 years in the NBA, told reporters earlier this week that he’ll likely retire after playing one more season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Sports Interaction’s NBA futures odds “I think this is...