Spurs, Thunder tied for best 2026-27 title odds; Knicks fourth

Field Level Media|published: Sun 14th June, 03:32 2026

May 28, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) goes in for a shot against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) in the first half during game six of the western conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images

The New York Knicks are in the midst of celebrating an underdog run to the franchise's first NBA title in 53 years which concluded Saturday night in San Antonio.

The Knicks again will have to beat the odds to repeat as champs -- at least according to the opening odds for the 2026-27 NBA Championship winner which were released shortly after the season concluded.

New York opened not with the best, second- or third-best odds to win next year's championship, according to DraftKings. Instead, New York has the fourth-best odds to win it all at +700.

Instead, it's the top teams which met in the Western Conference finals in the Oklahoma City Thunder, who won the 2024-25 league title, and the San Antonio Spurs, who lost this year's NBA Finals in five games. The squads opened tied for the best odds to win next year's championship at +250.

The Boston Celtics, who earned the No. 2 seed this season before a surprising first-round exit, are the other Eastern Conference team in the top tier of odds to win the 2026-27 title at +550.

After the Knicks, the odds fall precipitously to the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets at +2800, and the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers at +3000.

Alone with the worst odds? That would be the Sacramento Kings, who are at +100000 to hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy next summer.

2026-27 NBA title odds (DraftKings)

Spurs +250

Thunder +250

Celtics +550

Knicks +700

Pacers +2800

Nuggets +2800

Timberwolves +3000

Lakers +3000

Pistons +3000

Cavaliers +3000