Phoenix Suns Emerge as the Betting Favorite to Land Kevin Durant

What we've all been waiting for is finally here!

As everyone was waiting patiently for NBA free agency to officially start at 6 pm EST Thursday, news on Kevin Durant asking for a trade out of Brooklyn quickly became the newsmaker of the day following a tweet from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

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Books were quick to take 2022-23 title odds down as the news made the rounds and the sportsbooks weren't shying away from the drama that started immediately.

DraftKings was quick to get the news out.

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Via FanDuel:

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Caesars started to dream of the Curry/Durant reunion.

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The Suns and Heat have emerged as favorites according to Woj, and DraftKings listed the Suns as early +165 favorites to land the superstar forward.

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Last season, Durant averaged 29.9 points per game and 7.4 rebounds per.

Here's how the title odds shifted at BetMGM and FanDuel.

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What a start to the offseason!

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