2023 NBA Title Odds: Golden State Warriors The Best, Orlando Magic The Worst?

What's the Magic's odds?

Jeremy Brener | Jun 17, 2022

2023 NBA Title Odds: Golden State Warriors The Best, Orlando Magic The Worst? /

ORLANDO - With the 2022 NBA season officially closed and the Golden State Warriors winning their fourth title in eight years, focus now shifts to next season and the way-too-early odds for who will hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy this time next year.

According to BetOnline.ag, the Golden State Warriors hold the best odds to win next year's championship at 11/2, while the Orlando Magic hold slightly worse odds at 1000/1.

Along with the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, the Magic hold the league's worst odds.

This shouldn't come as much of a surprise considering that the Magic held the league's second-worst record last season at 22-60. Only the Rockets posted a worse record at 20-62.

However, there is reason to be optimistic for the Magic. The team holds the No. 1 overall pick in next Thursday's NBA Draft and is expected to choose either Auburn's Jabari Smith, Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren or Duke's Paolo Banchero.

The Magic also had several injuries plague the team last season but is expected to see the return of Jonathan Isaac after two seasons on the sidelines and Markelle Fultz, who played sparingly towards the end of last season.

Last year's rookies Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs are expected to make another massive stride in their development next season.

The odds may not be in favor of winning it all in 2023, but the direction the team is going trends up rather than down and it should only be a matter of time before the Magic find itself back among the ranks of the respected teams around the league.

Published Jun 17, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.