Vegas is a believer.
The SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas came out with its first stab at odds for the 2019-20 NBA champion, and only five squads are listed as bigger favorites than a team coming off a 17-65 disaster.
The Knicks open at 16/1 to hold the trophy next year, behind only the Warriors (7/4), Bucks (9/2), Celtics (7/1), 76ers (10/1) and Rockets (10/1). The Clippers — expected to be one of the Knicks’ chief rivals in the Kevin Durant sweepstakes — come in at 16/1, too. The Nets, a dark horse, are at 30/1.
As the rumors swirl around Durant, Vegas believes he’s Madison Square Garden bound.