Nuggets and Rockets offer the best long-shot value in the NBA championship futures market

Once the games start to have meaning, we will have great betting opportunities.I looked at season-long individual awards yesterday; let's take a shot at who will win the NBA Championship this season.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.

If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The New York Knicks took home the crown last season, and have run back the same team.

However, I am not expecting them to get back-to-back championships.We haven't had the same winner in two straight years since the Golden State Warriors had Kevin Durant on their team.

He's been on three different teams since then.So, why not the Knicks? Winning championships is hard.

I'm not taking anything away from New York, but it seemed like everything went their way last year.They beat the Hawks, then the 76ers, and finally the Cavaliers before beating San Antonio in five games.

They are still the cream of the crop, but they've played a lot of basketball, and it does eventually catch up with you.THE 76ERS JUMP TO BETTING FAVORITE OUT EAST AFTER LEBRON JAMES TAKES HIS TALENTS TO PHILADELPHIAJalen Brunson of the New York Knicks celebrates after winning the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Five at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, on June 13, 2026.(Jesse D.

Garrabrant/NBAE)The easy choice in the East is the 76ers.They have Tyrese Maxey running point guard, Joel Embiid at center, and they won a playoff series last year.

Then they went out and added Jaylen Brown and some guy named LeBron James.Seemingly defying Father Time, James continues to be an elite player.Embiid will always be a question mark with his health.

The team no longer has a great backup behind him, but you could conceivably put James at center, Brown at power forward, Edgecombe at small forward, and slip Anfernee Simons into shooting guard.Dean Wade and Kentavious Caldwell-P...