Vegas: Sixers have second-best odds to win 2019 NBA Finals

By Josh Liddick, Sports Talk Philly editor 

According to Westgate Las Vegas, the Philadelphia 76ers have a pretty decent shot of winning the 2019 NBA title, that of course, is depending on whether the Sixers land LeBron James in free agency this summer.

After opening the betting for next season's finals, a day before Game 2 of this year's NBA Finals are played, Vegas currently has the Sixers with the second-best odds to win it all.

Opening odds to win the 2019 NBA Finals from Westgate Las Vegas:
GSW-5/4
HOU-7/2
PHI-7/2
BOS-8/1
SAS-25/1
LAL-20/1
MIA-20/1
CLE-30/1
TOR-40/1
UTA-60/1
POR-80/1
OKC-60/1
NOP-80/1
MIN-80/1

Note: odds are skewed towards potential LeBron James FA destinations per Westgate.

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— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) June 3, 2018

Keith Smith adds that while the odds depend on where LeBron heads in free agency, the odds will change dramatically for the teams that don't have the opportunity to obtain the services of arguably the greatest NBA player of all-time.

Smith notes that if the Sixers are unable to sign LeBron, the Celtics would surpass them for the favorites to win the Eastern Conference.

The Sixers' chances of getting LeBron James or any other big-name free agent starting on July 1 may have taken a serious hit after the Bryan Colangelo Burner Twitter account scandal broke news on Tuesday with still no resolution on whether or not the Sixers GM will maintain his position with the organization going forward.