The Toronto Raptors are world champions. Say it again, so it sinks in: World. Champions.
It’ll take some time to fully process, but sportsbooks weren’t giving Raptors fans much of a turnaround before releasing their title odds for next season — and the Raptors aren’t considered betting favourites.
Raptors fans aren’t going to love these odds.
It seems like the consensus is that both Los Angeles teams will be contenders to watch for next season, as major players in free agency this summer. Of course, the Clippers are regarded as heavyweights in the pursuit for Kawhi, and the possibility of his departure figures to have a negative impact on the Raptors’ odds for next season.
Well, we saw from the Raptors this season just how quickly a superstar can change a team’s title odds. If that superstar decides that he likes what he saw in his first season in Toronto, then hey, who knows, the Raptors might just be looking at a repeat this time next year.
An NBA championship has to leave a pretty good impression with Kawhi, right?
