NBA Finals Odds 24-25: Can Boston go back to back?

Ryan Tucker

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Last updated: 02 Aug 2024

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Boston Celtics favored for the 2025 NBA Championship.
Key contenders include Oklahoma City Thunder and Philadelphia 76ers.
Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors, and Miami Heat have longer odds.

A flag is displayed among confetti during the 2024 Boston Celtics championship parade following their 2024 NBA Finals win on June 21, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)

2025 NBA Championship Odds

The banner has not yet been unveiled in TD Garden for Boston's 18th Championship last season but that does not stop us from looking ahead to the 24-25 season where the Celtics are currently favoured to be the first back to back Champions since the Golden State Warriors in 16-17 and 17-18.

The core of Jason Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday and Derrick White are all locked in on multi-year contracts which will do a lot to propel this team into yet another NBA Play-offs campaign.

Here are what the bookies think after the draft and Free-Agency period.

2025 NBA Champion	Odds
Boston Celtics	$4.00
Oklahoma City Thunder	$7.23
Philadelphia 76ers	$8.50
Denver Nuggets	$9.00
New York Knicks	$9.25
Dallas Mavericks	$11.00
Minnesota Timberwolves	$11.00
Milwaukee Bucks	$13.00
Los Angeles Lakers	$31.00
Phoenix Suns	$31.00
Rest of the field	+$41.00

Note: Odds from Topsport, correct as of 02/08/24

Boston are naturally the favourites with other Eastern Conference teams the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks featuring high up the odds after successful recruitments.

In the Western Conference the main competitor is Oklahoma City Thunder with their young core led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander whilst the Denver Nuggets are right behind with 3-time MVP Nikola Jokic seemingly only getting better.

The Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers & Miami Heat have all been top 5 odds to win a championship over the past few seasons but with their windows now seemingly closed they feature much further down the list.