The Celtics are at 5\/1. King James’ Lakers are next at 6\/1, down slightly from 7\/1 prior to the Leonard\/DeRozan trade.<\/p>\n
Many believe Leonard will become a Laker at some point over the next 12 months, either by virtue of a trade with Los Angeles, or the superstar accepting a deal in free agency this time next summer.<\/p>\n
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Regardless, oddsmakers don’t believe LeBron will find a way to win an NBA title during his four-year contract in Los Angeles. “Will the LA Lakers win the NBA Championship by the 2021-2022 NBA Finals?” is at Yes +150, No -180.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The line implies a winning chance of 40 percent. A $100 bet and the Lakers winning their first NBA title since 2010 nets $150.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kawhi Leonard, the next-best thing to landing LeBron James this free agency, is going to the Toronto Raptors. The San Antonio Spurs agreed to trade its superstar along with Danny Green in exchange for Toronto’s face of the franchise DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a protected 2019 first-round pick. The deal (at least in theory) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":84141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Toronto Raptors Acquire Kawhi Leonard for DeMar DeRozan<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n