flying_mollusk wrote:jonbob17 wrote:The Magic currently are +1400 to win the 2026 NBA Championship. 5th in the odds.
OKC +240
Hou +800
Cavs +800
NY +850
Orl +1400
Minn +1400
I like our chances against Cleveland.
Kind of crazy. That is respect beyond just the east being weak. Higher than Denver.
Denver has Houston, Wolves, OKC, Clippers, Lakers, Warriors, Spurs on their path.
On East it looks to be battle royal of 46 wins teams, and even that battle royal won't include more than 4 teams.
Like, Hornets are legit treat for playoffs after winning 19 games, because ... why not?
East is so bad that even tanking teams on East will have hard times sucking on purpose.
Celtics and Pacers without best player for a year.
76ers with semi retired Embiid with no news about his health
Bucks still on verge of trading Giannis
Nets without any talent
Wizards have to suck to save pick
That's 6/ 9 teams. Cavs, Knicks, Magic are only teams that are even trying to compete. Pistons, Raptors, Hawks can make moves to win now but will they?
And Bulls and Heat are neither good enough to be serious nor bad enough to tank, and probably still need to make moves.
