Anthony Davis to LA noticeably impacted Thunder’s sportsbooks standing

To put it simply, things just got a lot more difficult for the Oklahoma City Thunder heading toward the 2019-20 season.

In the span of five days, the Thunder’s chances to make a run at the NBA Finals when from challenging (pre-Kevin Durant’s torn Achilles) to possible (post-Durant injury) to reasonable (post-Klay Thompson’s torn ACL).

After Thompson’s injury, the Western Conference was wide open for the taking. There wasn’t a super team at the end of the road for teams to worry about.

Well, the whole idea of there being no insurmountable team setting the bar for everyone else wasn’t even good for 48 hours. Because Anthony Davis is heading to Los Angeles to play with LeBron James on the Lakers.

The odds on the Lakers winning the NBA Finals have already improved, while the Thunder’s chances, which were previously 16-to-1 according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, have decreased significantly:

Lakers opened at 20/1, now favorites at 3/1. Warriors open as 7/4 favorites, now 12/1. Biggest percentage change since open? Knicks go from 16/1 to 50/1. pic.twitter.com/YA9IuGQgxv

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 15, 2019

Twenty minutes after Anthony Davis to the Lakers breaks, here are the futures odds at @DKSportsbook & @FDSportsbook for 2020 NBA Champion. At DraftKings, Bucks still alone at #1. At FanDuel, Lakers, Bucks & Raptors all at the top. Warriors down to 13/1. pic.twitter.com/jCQSw1bml3

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 15, 2019

Looks like the Thunder have to start planning to beat yet another super squad.