Heat and Warriors Trade Affects NBA Championship Odds
Scott Morris | February 7, 2025
In all my years covering professional basketball, I can’t recall an NBA trade deadline that will impact the future of the league more than this one.
We saw a generational player head-scratchingly dealt to the Association’s “Evil Empire.” We saw another blockbuster trade with a pair of perennial All-Stars go down the next day.
And, now, the name that has commanded the most headlines during the first half of the 2024-25 season got his way as Jimmy Butler is headed to the Golden State (Warriors).
BetOnline.ag quickly adjusted its NBA Championship odds following the five-team trade that occurred this evening.
Here are the notes:
NBA Championship
– Warriors: 40/1 to 33/1
– Heat: 200/1 to 500/1
Conference Championship
– Warriors: 28/1 to 18/1
– Heat: 100/1 to 200/1
To Make Playoffs
– Warriors: +275 to -120
– Heat: -350 to -250
NBA Finals odds are subject to change and will be updated in real-time on this page: https://betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/nba-futures/championship
| 2024-2025 NBA Championship | ||
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 3/1 | |
| Boston Celtics | 5/2 | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 7/1 | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 9/1 | |
| New York Knicks | 12/1 | |
| Denver Nuggets | 14/1 | |
| Dallas Mavericks | 28/1 | |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 28/1 | |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 25/1 | |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 33/1 | |
| Houston Rockets | 40/1 | |
| Phoenix Suns | 50/1 | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 55/1 | |
| Golden State Warriors | 33/1 | |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 66/1 | |
| Orlando Magic | 88/1 | |
| Indiana Pacers | 100/1 | |
| Sacramento Kings | 100/1 | |
| San Antonio Spurs | 100/1 | |
| Miami Heat | 200/1 | |
| Atlanta Hawks | 300/1 | |
| Detroit Pistons | 300/1 | |
| Brooklyn Nets | 1000/1 | |
| Chicago Bulls | 1000/1 | |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 1000/1 | |
| Toronto Raptors | 1000/1 | |
