The sportsbooks in Las Vegas have posted their opening lines for the 2023-24 NBA champion now that the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals to claim the 2022-23 Larry O’Brien Trophy.
The Minnesota Timberwolves aren’t getting the respect that Wolves fans likely desire coming off a competitive first-round playoff exit at the hands of the eventual champion Nuggets. Despite missing two crucial contributors in Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid, and co-stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert playing visibly below 100%, Minnesota arguably gave Denver more trouble than any other Western Conference team in the champs’ path.