On Wednesday, Bovada released its first round of MVP odds for the upcoming 2018-19 NBA season. And as is custom, the heart and soul of the Toronto Raptors was blatantly and egregiously disrespected.
Kyle Lowry, a four-time All-Star who has been the best player throughout the only sustained run of success in team history, is pegged as a 325/1 long shot to win the league’s highest individual honour, significantly below the guy who was the second-best player during that same stretch for that same team, DeMar DeRozan, who is a mere 80/1 underdog.