Put that bet early. Once Lakers established a good standing record during the first few weeks on the season you will never see an odds of 3 above again.
With Durant and other key players out, we'll see if the new replacements can fill in those big shoes.
They are not as scary as before NOT because they lack now of offensive power. They are already a powerhouse team with a powerhouse talent even before Kevin Durant arrived and still have that offensive power.
What's make them look not scary to others anymore is because other West teams now improved their lineup unlike in previous seasons where Warriors is almost a favorites since we can't see any teams that can be matched them on those seasons.
I think a decent bet would be on a team from the east. The west is so up in the air on who will come out of it I'd be weary of a bet on any of those teams. In most years there are a coue of teams that can make it out, this year any of around 6 -7 teams can come out of the west. Gonna be a fun year watching nba ball