Welcome to our 2025/26 NBA Futures page, the champagne hasn't stopped fizzing over in OKC, and already we are looking at next season's best odds.
We're updating our odds after the draft and in the midst of the free agency trade period. As teams complete their trades we'll do another big update. The big movers so far have been:
Denver, who have been trimmed in from 17.00 a few days ago, to as low as 8.00 now (best price 9.00)
Boston, who have been pushed out from 17.00 to a massive 67 off the back of their continued rebuild (cull)
Atlanta, brought in from 301 to 51.00, seemingly as a result of the addition of Alexander-Walker, Kennard and Porzingis. The Hawks are as low as 26.00 with some sportsbooks.
We've also added an Eastern Conference Odds and Western Conference Odds page, with our early value bet tips included.
Whilst it is too early to start tipping, there are some notable standouts from the best odds list below, namely:
OKC are short odds favourites - understandable....but that is a very short price
Boston? Where? How big? - Not sure we agree with that, regardless of the state of the squad, regardless of Tatum's foot being "in a boot" for the whole of next season, we can't see Minnesota, Orlando and Houston having better seasons than Boston...can we?
All power to New York, loving seeing them installed as second fav.
Pacers look BIG, even with Haliburton looking like being out for the whole season, surely Indiana do better than many teams listed shorter odds then their 101.00?
Golden State look hefty also, we are looking for a vastly improved season from the Warriors, 29.00 feels too big.
So if you are betting already (we don't advise you should), the value bets for us would be:
$10 bet on the Celtics at odds of 17.00, returns $170.00
$10 bet on the Pacers at odds of 51.00, returns $510.00
$10 bet on the Warriors at odds of 29.00, returns $290.00
The table below remains in the same order as when first published, so you can see the movements easier, Boston Celtics for example, were initially listed as 8th favourites, and are now pushed out to 67.00
Odds updated: 8th Aug 2025
Best Odds for the 2026 NBA Championships
| Team | Current Best Odds | Previous Best Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 3.75 ↗️ | 3.6 |
| New York Knicks | 10 ↘️ | 11 |
| Houston Rockets | 9.5 ➡️ | 9.5 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 9.5 ➡️ | 9.5 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 ↗️ | 15 |
| Denver Nuggets | 9 ↘️ | 10 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 19 ↗️ | 17 |
| Boston Celtics | 67 ➡️ | 67 |
| Orlando Magic | 21➡️ | 21 |
| Golden State Warriors | 26 ➡️ | 26 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 67 ➡️ | 67 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 41 ➡️ | 41 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 41 ➡️ | 41 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 26 ↘️ | 34 |
| Indiana Pacers | 111 ↘️ | 101 |
| Detroit Pistons | 71 ↘️ | 67 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 61 ↗️ | 81 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 201 ➡️ | 201 |
| Miami Heat | 251 ➡️ | 251 |
| Toronto Raptors | 251 ➡️ | 252 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 501 ↘️ | 251 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 51 ➡️ | 51 |
| Sacramento Kings | 501 ➡️ | 501 |
| Chicago Bulls | 751 ↗️ | 801 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 801 ➡️ | 801 |
| Phoenix Suns | 601 ➡️ | 601 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 1001 ↗️ | 801 |
| Washington Wizards | 1001 ➡️ | 1001 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 1001 ➡️ | 1001 |
| Utah Jazz | 1001 ➡️ | 1001 |
We'll have more odds, and more updates as new prices get published. The next big off season milestone is the NBA Draft, and we have a 2025 NBA Draft Guide available on site. Now the draft is finished, the odds for the Championship will next be impacted by the Free Agency window that begins on 30th June (talks can start) with contract signing permitted from 6th July.
We take a detailed look at the Eastern Conference best odds and tips and Western Conference best odds and picks.
