The addition of LaMarcus Aldridge is already paying dividends for the Spurs, whose championship odds have soared with at least one Las Vegas book.
NBA Champ odds updated Cavaliers 9/4 Spurs 4/1 Warriors 5/1 Thunder 5/1 Bulls 15/1 Clippers 20/1 Rockets 20/1 Mavericks 30/1 Lakers 200/1
— Jeff Sherman (@golfodds) July 4, 2015
The Spurs had been just 12/1 to free agency. And as a source with the Las Vegas SuperBook noted, Cleveland is higher only because of its easier path through the Eastern Conference.
The West, meanwhile, should be a bloodbath, with defending champion Golden State and Oklahoma City, which loaded up on talent last year even as Kevin Durant was injured, both expected to be monstrous.