Las Vegas gives the Lakers improved championship odds following reports that LeBron James and Paul George may team up there

What does Las Vegas know that we don’t? Usually, teams this high up a list of title odds for next year come off of seasons with a few more than 35 wins. But for some reason, there the Los Angeles Lakers have the fifth-highest odds at walking away with a ring next year.

Take a look, via Jeff Sherman of Westgate Las Vegas:

2018-19 NBA Championship updated

Warriors 6/5
Rockets 7/2
76ers 7/2
Celtics 7/1
Lakers 14/1
Spurs 30/1
Cavaliers 30/1
Raptors 50/1
Heat 50/1
Jazz 60/1
Thunder 60/1
Trail Blazers 80/1
Pelicans 80/1
T’Wolves 100/1
Nuggets 100/1
Bucks 100/1
Pacers 100/1
Wizards 100/1
Wizards 100/1— Jeff Sherman (@golfodds) June 6, 2018

The teams above the Lakers make sense.