The NBA is set to return on December 22, and both free agency and the NBA Draft are right around the corner. The NBA season just ended a short two months ago, but players, coaches, and the league are ready to run it back for 2020-21.
The Los Angeles Lakers -- in their first year with LeBron James and Anthony Davis together -- won the title a year ago. They return as +360 favorites to win it all in 2020-21. It's hard to doubt the Lakers as LeBron has made the finals in nine of the last 10 years, so we'll start with them.