The OKC Thunder are heavy favorites against the Indiana Pacers, although that doesn't mean it will be a cakewalk.

The Los Angeles Lakers might just have the most talented duo in the NBA with LeBron James and Luka Doncic, to go along with one of the top third-scoring options

Los Angeles Lakers fans and media members can look forward to October 2025. The Lakers will face Luka Doncic’s former team, the Dallas Mavericks, during a preseason game in Las Vegas, per NBA insider Marc Stein.

A Western Conference executive believes the Lakers will give Bronny James an increased role for the 2025-26 season.

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner holds the trophy as players celebrate after winning Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the New York Knicks in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) The NBA Finals are set: It's the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the Indiana Pacers.

According to SportsOddsHistory.com, this matches the seventh-most lopsided odds for an NBA Finals. The 2001 Lakers were the biggest favorite in the history of the finals with -2000 odds against the Philadelphia 76ers. Allen Iverson famously stepped over Tyronn Lue in a Game 1 upset, but the Lakers won the next four games.

The Timberwolves might need to trade Rudy Gobert in order to bring back Naz Reid, and the Lakers desperately need a center.