NBA Championship Odds Shift Following Blockbuster Harden/Simmons Deal

The NBA is quite the league!

In what may go down has one of the best NBA Trade Deadlines in recent memory, the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers swung a blocker-buster deal involving guard James Harden, according to multiple sources.

The reported deal looks like this:

To 76ers:

G James HardenF Paul Millsap

To Nets:

G Ben SimmonsG Seth CurryC Andre DrummondTwo 1st-round draft picks

As expected, the NBA Championship odds changed rapidly soon after the news broke. Here's the latest from BetMGM.

https://twitter.com/johnewing/status/1491841323241988098

And the movement continued just minutes after the first odds change.

https://twitter.com/BetMGM/status/1491846943861006341

SEE ALSO: SBR's How Does The James Harden Trade Shake Up The NBA Futures Market

FanDuel Sportsbook adjusted odds were quite similar.

https://twitter.com/FDSportsbook/status/1491841076239519749

Updated MVP Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook:

https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/XRo6A/1/

DraftKings had slightly different odds for the two teams after the trade.

https://twitter.com/DKSportsbook/status/1491846516289331218

The Nets acquired Harden from the Houston Rockets back in January 2021 to pair with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, but the big-3 only played in a staggering 16 games together over that time.

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