The New York Knicks made two massive moves recently by signing All-NBA defender OG Anunoby to a five-year deal and trading for All-NBA defender and talented shooter Mikal Bridges.
As a result of both of those moves, the betting odds for this team to win the title next year have gone up.
According to both the Action Network and Fanatics Sportsbook, the Knicks have taken more money to win the NBA title than every other team combined since the Mikal Bridges trade.
The Knicks have taken more money @FanaticsBook to win the NBA title than every other team combined since the Mikal Bridges trade
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— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) June 27, 2024
While the Boston Celtics are coming off of their league-leading 18th title, the Knicks have been working.
Their plan is to combat the Celtics’ best two scorers in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown with their All-NBA defenders in Anunoby and Bridges.
Plus, they have a superstar point guard in Jalen Brunson and another All-Star forward in Julius Randle.
New York has made the playoffs in three of the last four seasons and has competed in conference semi-finals each of the last two seasons.
They are also coming off of their first 50-win season since the 2012-13 season back when Carmelo Anthony was the star on Broadway.
Now that they have the Nova boys back together in Brunson, Bridges, DiVincenzo and Hart, they have more championship DNA too.
The conference finals should be the goal for this team next season.
With their current roster, it is more than attainable.
Head coach Tom Thibodeau is one of the better coaches in the league and has that hunger for his first-ever title as a head coach.
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