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Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks looks to pass as Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets defends during the second half at Barclays Center on October 27, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Mavericks won 129-125. Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP
Whether the Dallas Mavericks’ bold move to acquire Kyrie Irving will pay off with a deep playoff run will be one of the more exciting storylines of the NBA season, but the blockbuster deal immediately has oddsmakers on edge.
The Mavericks are 28-26 and sitting on the play-in tournament bubble when star Luka Doncic suffered a heel injury. However, shortly after news of Irving’s trade was reported on Sunday, his NBA title odds were cut in half by DraftKings.
A +3000 longshot to win the NBA title to start Sunday, Dallas now has the eighth shortest odds at +1500. The Mavericks are also eighth at BetMGM, where they have even shorter title odds at +1200.
The Mavericks also moved from +1300 to win the Western Conference to +700 on DraftKings, just behind the Denver Nuggets (+340), Los Angeles Clippers (+380), Memphis Grizzlies (+475) and Golden State Warriors (+650).
Irving requested to be traded on Friday and two days later the Mavericks were able to pull the deal before Thursday’s deadline.
The Nets will receive guard Spencer Dinwiddie, forward Dorian Finney-Smith, an unprotected 2029 first-round draft pick, a 2027 second-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick, according to The Athletic. The Mavericks will also receive forward Markieff Morris in the deal.
Brooklyn’s future prospects have been affected with Irving out of town. Despite finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference at 32-20, the Nets went from +320 to win the conference to +650 and their NBA title odds extended from +1500 to +2000.
The Clippers, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers are also believed to be in the running to acquire Irving, the eight-time All-Star who teamed with LeBron James to bring the NBA title to Cleveland with the Cavaliers in 2016.
The Lakers were installed as the early favorite to acquire Irving on Monday by SportsBetting.ag, but the Western Conference odds are currently +1500 while the title odds are +3500 at DraftKings.
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