Shortly after the 2018 Champion parade Vegas listed odds for teams to win the 2019 NBA Title. Of course it was too early to make those predictions. But hey, that’s the fun of betting, predicting and debating.
In the initial proclamations there were easy lines to draw into what factors led to early favorites. Of these it’s safe to safe the King himself made the biggest impact. Teams like the Lakers, Rockets, 76ers and Cavaliers were given probably far too much of a shot in the arm because they were deemed the most likely landing spots for James.