2025 NBA Free Agency: Deandre Ayton added slightly improves the chances of the title of Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers finally have a new center after accepting a two -year agreement with the free agent and the former number 1 in the overall choice Deandre Ayton and, consequently, has increased the chances of winning the NBA championship next year.

The Lakers moved from 16-1 to 14-1 to win the NBA 2025-26 championship at Betmgm, the seventh best probability of any team and the fourth best probability for any western conference team behind Oklahoma City (+275), Denver (+700) and Houston (+800).

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“They filled an obvious need with an previously unexpected option,” Jeff Sherman, vice -president of risk at the Superbook of Westgate Las Vegas told Yahoo Sports. “We went from 16-1 to 14-1 for the purposes of perception. We have already-and we will continue to have-responsible for the Lakers.”

The Lakers made the playoffs as a third seed in the West last season after exchanging Luka Dončić in the middle of the season, but they lost against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round in five games.

Starting from Tuesday morning, the Lakers were the second passivity for the title of Betmgm behind the Dallas Maverks.