Journal-Advocate (Sterling)

Pick 6: Odds of Kevin Durant joining the Nuggets in coming season

- By Joseph Nguyen

Could Kevin Durant be a member of the Denver Nuggets this upcoming season? The odds don’t look great but are better than most, according to one sportsbook.

Betrivers has Denver at +6,000 odds — meaning a $100 bet would win $6,000 — to land the 12-time all-star by the opening of the 202223 NBA regular season. The Nuggets are tied for the 10th-best odds.

The Nets (his current team) and the Suns are tied for the best odds at +125, followed by the Raptors (+300), Heat (+1,200), Pelicans (+1,200) and Warriors (+1,600).

Durant, 33, averaged 29.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 55 games for Brooklyn last season.

Here’s a look at some current odds in the world of sports:

+6,000

The odds Kevin Durant will be with the Nuggets at the start of the 2022-23 NBA season, according to Betrivers.

+1,600

The odds the Broncos will win Super Bowl LXIII, according to Maximbet. The Bills (+650) are the favorites, followed by the

Buccaneers (+700).

+900

The odds Nuggets center Nikola Jokic will win his third consecutiv­e NBA MVP award, according to BETMGM. He has the fourth-best odds behind Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (+500), Philadelph­ia center Joel Embiid (+600) and Bucks forward Giannis Antetokoun­mpo (+700).

+1,400

The odds Broncos quarterbac­k Russell Wilson will win the AP NFL regular season MVP award, according to Fanduel Sportsbook. He has the seventh-best odds. Quarterbac­ks Josh Allen of Buffalo (+700), Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City (+800) and Tom Brady of Tampa Bay (+800) are the favorites.

-210

The odds Druw Jones will be the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB draft, according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The son of former five-time all-star outfielder Andruw Jones is the favorite.

+10,000

The odds Nuggets rookie Christian Braun will win the Vegas Summer League MVP award, according to Draftkings Sportsbook. He has the 96th-best odds. Orlando rookie Chet Holmgren is the favorite at +1,100.

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