According to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski early Wednesday afternoon, Damian Lillard has been traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns. Portland will get Jrue Holiday from Milwaukee, Deandre Ayton and Toumani Camara from Phoenix, the Bucks’ unprotected 2029 first-round draft pick and … Bucks use Holiday to land Lillard in 3-team trade
After a ton of offseason moves via free agency and trades, FanDuel has the Boston Celtics currently listed as +470 ‘chalk’ to win the 2023-24 NBA championship. The Denver Nuggets are at +480 odds to repeat as NBA champs. The next-shortest odds belong to Milwaukee (+550), Phoenix (+600), Miami (+1000 or 10/1), Golden St. (14/1), … NBA Free Agency Notes
According to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday afternoon, the Washington Wizards are finalizing a trade that’ll send Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet and several second-round picks and pick swaps. Beal, a three-time All-Star, has been in Washington for his entire career that began when the Wizards … Report: Wizards trading Beal to Phoenix in package that includes Paul
The NBA’s decision on Ja Morant came in Friday morning. The Association has suspended the Memphis Grizzlies star guard for 25 games to start the 2023-24 regular season. “Ja Morant’s decision to once again wield a firearm on social media is alarming and disconcerting given his similar conduct in March for which he was already … NBA suspends Memphis All-Star guard Ja Morant 25 games
The Denver Nuggets (69-33 straight up, 57-45 against the spread) are NBA champions for the first time in franchise history. Mike Malone’s team closed Miami out in Monday’s Game 5, winning 94-89 as an eight-point home favorite. The Heat covered the spread, though, while the 183 combined points dropped ‘under’ the 210-point total. Nikola Jokic … Nuggets close Miami out in Game 5 to win NBA title
Denver (68-33 straight up, 57-44 against the spread) can win its first NBA championship tonight when it hosts Miami in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. As of early this afternoon, most books had the Nuggets installed as nine-point home favorites with a total of 209.5. The Heat were +300 to +320 (Caesars) on the … Nuggets favored by nine in Game 5 of NBA Finals
Denver (67-33 straight up, 56-44 against the spread) bounced back to win last night’s Game 3 at Miami, 109-94, to take a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were the catalysts, becoming the first two players from the same team to record 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. That … With 2-1 lead in NBA Finals, Nuggets favored by 3.5 in Game 4 at Miami
Miami (58-46 straight up, 45-55-2 against the spread) rallied from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to capture a 111-108 win at Denver last night in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The Heat won outright as an eight-point road underdog, cashing money-line tickets in the +260 to +280 range. The 219 combined points … Heat rally to win Game 2 of NBA Finals, even series at 1-1
Despite losing Game 1 both SU and ATS, Miami is still 8-3 ATS as an underdog of at least 7.5 points. The Heat are also 13-4 ATS in their last 17 games as ‘dogs.
After blasting Boston in Game 7 of the East finals, Miami is an 8.5-point road underdog for Thursday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Denver.