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2027 NBA Championship Odds, Picks, and Sleepers
The New York Knicks are the 2026 NBA Champions, which means it’s already time to peek ahead to 2027.
Of course, a lot will happen in the NBA between now and next summer. But locking in NBA championship futures ahead of time could provide the best value. For instance, one year ago, the Knicks had +900 odds to win the championship following their Eastern Conference Finals defeat at the hands of the Indiana Pacers.
Let’s take a look at next year’s championship markets on Kalshi, which allows users to trade outcomes of real world events, like the 2027 NBA Finals. Remember, these markets fluctuate, so check them consistently.
Oklahoma City Thunder (27% chance, 27¢ yes)
The Thunder are favored to win next year’s championship despite losing to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.
Thunder GM Sam Presti has a big arsenal of draft picks and Oklahoma City could decide that this offseason is the time to make a major move. Even if the Thunder don’t make a splash, their entire championship core headlined by two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be healthy in 2026-27.
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San Antonio Spurs (26% chance, 26¢ yes)
Much will be made about Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA Finals appearance. But at 22 years old, it’s pretty damn cool that he made it that far.
The Spurs are super young. They were too young to beat the Knicks. Another year together will help this group. There’s no substitute for experience in the NBA Playoffs, and this young group already has plenty of it from their deep run in 2026.
New York Knicks (15% chance, 15¢ yes)
Can the Knicks defend their championship?
Next year’s Eastern Conference will be much improved. The Boston Celtics will be healthy, if they decide to bring back Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. The Pacers will have Tyrese Haliburton healthy, and the Cleveland Cavaliers could potentially have LeBron James.
New York’s title run was something to behold, and Jalen Brunson proved he should never be counted out.
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Don’t sleep on these teams next year:
Pacers
From worst to first?
The Pacers will be much better with Haliburton and Ivica Zubac. Even though Indiana doesn’t have a draft pick, this team should be really good.
Pistons
J.B. Bickerstaff’s Pistons fell just short of beating the Cavs in Game 7 of the conference semifinals. Cade Cunningham will be an MVP frontrunner next season and has the playoff experience required to make a serious run.
Timberwolves
It feels like it’s only a matter of time before the breakthrough happens for Anthony Edwards. All of these other young, up and coming stars are getting NBA Finals reps. Edwards could be positioned to do the same in 2027.
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Angels pursue rare series sweep against Rays
Jun 12, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell (7) hits a single during the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images The Tampa Bay Rays could become the answer to this trivia question: Who are the only two teams the Los Angeles Angels have swept in 2026?
The Angels will look to add the Rays to their short list of sweep victims — the Texas Rangers are the other — when they host them on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.
Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez (2-2, 8.10 ERA) will make his sixth start since missing almost two years with assorted injuries. The Rays, who have lost four straight road games and eight of their last nine away from Florida, will use right-hander reliever Casey Legumina (2-1, 3.07 ERA) as an opener.
Rodriguez is 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA in four career starts against Tampa Bay with the last one coming in 2024 before he was shut down for the season on July 31. He missed all of 2025.
He picked up a no-decision in his most recent start, a 5-4 loss in 10 innings to the Houston Astros on Monday. He allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits over 5 1/3 innings, walked two and struck out six while averaging 97 mph with his four-seam fastball.
Legumina will be making his second career start. He is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA in eight career appearances against Los Angeles.
Los Angeles tied a season-high four-game win streak with a 8-0 victory on Saturday, pounding out 15 hits in the process. Jo Adell went 4-for-5 with a double and three runs, and Jose Siri smacked a two-run homer for the Angels.
It was the third four-hit game of Adell’s career and second in a week.
The Angels, 12-8 over their last 20 games, will be trying for their first five-game win streak in over a year. The last time that happened was May 16-23, 2025, when they won eight in a row.
Jose Soriano, hit in the right chest area by a 105 mph comebacker by Jonathan Aranda in the first inning, picked up his eighth win, allowing three hits and striking out five over five innings. He left after throwing just 76 pitches.
“We just wanted to be really cautious,” Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said. “It was smoked right off his chest. He gave us five good innings, and we felt like that was the right time to get him out of there.”
Soriano said it was actually his left hip, not his chest, that was bothering him.
“I was trying to get away from the ball, and when I tried, I just felt my leg (get) stuck,” Soriano told The Orange County Register. “That’s when I started feeling a little bit sore. And every inning, it felt a little bit worse.”
Soriano said he doesn’t expect the hip injury to sideline him.
“I feel I can be good for my next outing,” he said. “We’ll just keep working on that and I’m gonna be good.”
Tampa Bay managed just five singles but also walked four times in Saturday’s loss. The Rays were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and have scored just three runs on 12 hits in the first two games.
“Our offense is going through it a little bit right now,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash admitted. “We’ll come out of it. We just need to find a way to get a couple of those big hits in bunches.”
–Field Level Media
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2 men charged following theft of England World Cup gear
June 9, 2026; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.; England’s Jordan Henderson during training. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Prosecutors in Jackson County, Mo., have charged two Texas men with one felony count each of receiving stolen property after the theft of equipment belonging to England’s national soccer team.
Charged were Mustafa Salik, 40, and Erfan Kamal, 36. The felony charge could result in a prison term of up to seven years if they are convicted.
Bond was set at $75,000. They remained held at the Jackson County Detention Center as of Sunday morning.
“Jackson County will not tolerate any criminal activity that targets World Cup visitors, including the international teams that have traveled here to compete,” Jackson County prosecutor Melesa Johnson said. “We thank the Kansas City Police Department and our on-call attorneys for their quick work in filing charges immediately.”
The men are alleged to have stolen about $18,000 worth of gear during the team’s relocation from a training site in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., to its World Cup base camp in Kansas City.
The items were not part of the essentials needed for game day. KCUR in Kansas City reported the stolen gear included signed jerseys, clothing, cleats and two stuffed animals — lions to refect the team’s name, Three Lions.
Much of the gear has been returned to England.
Ranked No. 4 in the world, England chose Kansas City for a base camp for its central U.S. location.
The Three Lions’ Group L opener is on Wednesday against Croatia in Arlington, Texas. England also will play Ghana on June 23 in Foxborough, Mass., and Panama on June 27 in East Rutherford, N.J.
–Field Level Media
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Brooks Koepka (hand) WDs from RBC Canadian Open
Jun 13, 2026; Caledon, Ontario, CAN; Brooks Koepka hits his tee shot at the 17th hole during the third round of the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Brooks Koepka acknowledged an injury to his hand after he labored through a 2-over-par 72 on the third round at the RBC Canadian Open on Saturday.
On Sunday morning, Koepka officially withdrew from the tournament at Caledon, Ontario.
The five-time major champion admitted that he was struggling with the grip of his club ahead of the fourth round.
“Yeah, I don’t know what it is. I’m struggling to grip the club with my ring finger and pinkie finger, so can’t grip it,” Koepka said.
“So the club is kind of just, my fingers would come loose, it was kind of numb. I don’t know what the deal was but hopefully we’ll figure it out.”
He opened the tournament with rounds of 64 and 68.
Koepka, 36, was spotted receiving treatment on the 11th tee box at the TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course) during the third round.
“Yeah, the whole warm-up, I felt fine, I was absolutely good,” he said. “Then got to the range and went to grip the club and I just couldn’t even grip it.
“So it lasted — it was all day. Felt better the last few holes. I don’t know if that’s just the meds kicked in or what it is. But hopefully we’ll figure it out now.”
Figuring it out is paramount given the U.S. Open is next week at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, N.Y. He won the second of his two consecutive U.S. Open championships at Shinnecock Hills in 2018.
Koepka has been back on the PGA Tour since January after more than three years away with LIV Golf. He’s placed in the top 20 in six events this year but his next win would be his first in a standard PGA Tour event since the 2021 WM Phoenix Open.
–Field Level Media
