Best NBA Futures Bets for Every Team: Latest Odds & Expert Picks for 2025-26

With the 2025-26 NBA season set to tip off, we're breaking down our best NBA futures bets with expert picks and prop bets for all 30 teams in the Association.

We scoured the top sportsbooks to find the best NBA futures based on the latest NBA odds, from championship and awards bets to long shots and compelling dart throws.

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🔮 Best NBA futures bets for every team

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🏆 Best Atlanta Hawks futures bet: Trae Young to win NBA Clutch Player of the Year

See our Atlanta Hawks predictions with live odds and best bets.

Star point guard Trae Young is the bona fide closer for his team, so he'll have every chance to make some highlights in clutch time. The Hawks should be in plenty of close games, too, fighting for a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference.

✅ Best bet: Trae Young to win NBA Clutch Player of the Year (+1800 via BetMGM)

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📈 Best Boston Celtics futures bet: To make NBA Play-In Tournament

See our Boston Celtics predictions with live odds and best bets.

Boston has more questions than answers this season without Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Al Horford. Both the top and bottom of the roster are markedly worse, which could have the Celtics fighting to make the postseason via the play-in. I'm especially interested at these plus-money odds with a $10 bet returning a $12.50 profit.

✅ Best bet: Celtics to make NBA Play-In Tournament (+125 via FanDuel)

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⛹️‍♂️ Best Brooklyn Nets futures bet: Michael Porter Jr. to average 3+ threes

See our Brooklyn Nets predictions with live odds and best bets.

Now freed from the shackles of having to play winning basketball alongside more talented stars, Michael Porter Jr. will get his shots up for a bad Nets squad. Porter averaged 2.5 threes last year but hit three per game in 2022-23 playing fewer than 30 minutes per game - he should see that easily in Brooklyn.

✅ Best bet: Michael Porter Jr. to average 3+ threes (-155 via DraftKings)

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⛹️‍♂️ Best Charlotte Hornets futures bet: LaMelo Ball to average 8+ assists

See our Charlotte Hornets predictions with live odds and best bets.

LaMelo Ball has averaged at least eight assists in two of the last three seasons for the Hornets, so I like his chances this year at these +150 odds. Unlike other stars stuck on mediocre or bad teams, Ball will look to set up his teammates no matter the score.

✅ Best bet: LaMelo Ball to average 8+ assists (+150 via BetMGM)

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⛹️‍♂️ Best Chicago Bulls futures bet: Nikola Vucevic to average 10+ rebounds

See our Chicago Bulls predictions with live odds and best bets.

Though nearing the end of his career, I still like Nikola Vucevic's chances to cash this bet at these virtual coin-flip odds. He's averaged 10-plus rebounds every season since 2018-19, including an average of 10.7 rebounds per game in five years with Chicago.

✅ Best bet: Nikola Vucevic to average 10+ rebounds (-110 via DraftKings)

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🏆 Best Cleveland Cavaliers futures bet: To win NBA Finals

See our Cleveland Cavaliers predictions with live odds and best bets.

The Cavaliers suffered a disappointing second-round exit after finishing with the East's best record last year. Cleveland still has the conference's best roster, and if this group reaches the NBA Finals, it has a chance to finally lift the trophy. These +800 odds imply a mere 11.11% chance of that happening, making this a valuable bet at that price.

✅ Best bet: Cavaliers to win NBA Finals (+800 via Caesars)

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⛹️‍♂️ Best Dallas Mavericks futures bet: Cooper Flagg to record a triple-double

See our Dallas Mavericks predictions with live odds and best bets.

Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 pick in June and clear favorite by the preseason NBA Rookie of the Year odds, is already an all-around player. The newest Mavericks star only needs to record one triple-double as a rookie to cash this for us, and these odds suggest only a 54.55% chance that happens this season - that feels too low.

✅ Best bet: Cooper Flagg to record a triple-double (-120 via BetMGM)

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🏆 Best Denver Nuggets futures bet: Nikola Jokic to win NBA MVP

See our Denver Nuggets predictions with live odds and best bets.

Denver has constructed a much better roster around Nikola Jokic this season, maximizing the star center's strengths with improved outside shooters. Back the three-time winner to win the NBA's top individual honor in 2026 at these generous +300 odds, which only give him a 25% chance of claiming the award for a fourth time.

✅ Best bet: Nikola Jokic to win NBA MVP (+300 via BetMGM)

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🏅 Best Detroit Pistons futures bet: Ausar Thompson to lead NBA in steals

See our Detroit Pistons predictions with live odds and best bets.

Ausar Thompson ranked sixth in steals per game a season ago and has a 14.29% chance to pace the league this year, according to these +600 odds. While the talented defender is dealing at +1400 by the latest NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds, this is the more worthwhile wager for the Pistons wing - his brother is the better bet in the DPOY market.

✅ Best bet: Ausar Thompson to lead NBA in steals (+600 via BetMGM)

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🏆 Best Golden State Warriors futures bet: To win NBA Cup

See our Golden State Warriors predictions with live odds and best bets.

In single-elimination basketball, you should back the team with championship experience and clutch pedigree. That applied to previous NBA Cup winners (Lakers, Bucks), so I'm targeting Steph Curry and Co. to win another trophy at these lofty +2200 odds.

✅ Best bet: Warriors to win NBA Cup (+2200 via BetMGM)

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🏆 Best Houston Rockets futures bet: Amen Thompson to win NBA Defensive Player of the Year

See our Houston Rockets predictions with live odds and best bets.

Victor Wembanyama is the massive favorite in this market, but there are injury concerns there with the Spurs likely to be cautious with him. That opens the door for Amen Thompson, who was an All-Defensive first-team selection in just his second season last year and has a legitimate shot at this award if Wemby misses time.

✅ Best bet: Amen Thompson to win NBA Defensive Player of the Year (+1600 via FanDuel)

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🏆 Best Indiana Pacers futures bet: Andrew Nembhard to win NBA Most Improved Player

See our Indiana Pacers predictions with live odds and best bets.

Andrew Nembhard is a proven playoff stud but will now have to be the primary ball-handler in Indiana without Tyrese Haliburton. He's already on the national radar and will have a great chance to put up numbers with more opportunity. If he does win, a $10 bet at these odds would return a $180 profit.

✅ Best bet: Andrew Nembhard to win NBA Most Improved Player (+1800 via FanDuel)

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🏅 Best Los Angeles Clippers futures bet: James Harden to lead NBA in assists

See our Los Angeles Clippers predictions with live odds and best bets.

James Harden's playmaking has fit like a glove in Los Angeles. I like his chances to lead the league in helpers for the third time in his career, especially given the proven veteran scorers the Clippers have around him as they chase a title in 2025-26.

✅ Best bet: James Harden to lead NBA in assists (+800 via BetMGM)

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🥇 Best Los Angeles Lakers futures bet: To win Pacific Division

See our Los Angeles Lakers predictions with live odds and best bets.

Los Angeles has the second-shortest odds to win its division for a third straight season (+220), but the Lakers clearly have a higher ceiling than the Clippers (+160). The first full season of LeBron James and Luka Doncic is going to be fun.

✅ Best bet: Lakers to win Pacific Division (+220 via BetMGM)

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📉 Best Memphis Grizzlies futures bet: To miss NBA playoffs

See our Memphis Grizzlies predictions with live odds and best bets.

Memphis has been rudderless the last couple years after a short-lived ascent to contender status. Ja Morant can't be trusted to play more than two-thirds of the season, and the Grizzlies don't have the talent to make up for his inevitable absence. That's why I don't mind paying this -150 price, which carries a 60% implied probability.

✅ Best bet: Grizzlies to miss NBA playoffs (-150 via BetMGM)

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📉 Best Miami Heat futures bet: To miss NBA playoffs

See our Miami Heat predictions with live odds and best bets.

The Heat doubling down in pursuit of a championship has left this roster pretty barren. They've snuck into the playoffs via the play-in several times recently, but I think they're liable to miss the postseason entirely this year. These odds give that a 60% chance of happening - I'd have the number higher than that.

✅ Best bet: Heat to miss NBA playoffs (-150 via BetMGM)

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⛹️‍♂️ Best Milwaukee Bucks futures bet: Giannis Antetokounmpo to average 33+ points

See our Milwaukee Bucks predictions with live odds and best bets.

With everything pointing to this being Giannis Antetokounmpo's last season in Milwaukee, the Greek Freak is going to do everything he can to put on a show for the Bucks' faithful, especially considering the dearth of talent on the roster this year.

✅ Best bet: Giannis Antetokounmpo to average 33+ points (+250 via BetMGM)

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🏅 Best Minnesota Timberwolves futures bet: Anthony Edwards to lead NBA in 3-pointers

See our Minnesota Timberwolves predictions with live odds and best bets.

Anthony Edwards already led the league in threes last year for the first time in his career. Yes, he played in seven more games than Stephen Curry - the perennial favorite in this market - but I was shocked to find this prop at +425 odds, which gives Edwards less than a 20% chance to repeat. Lock this one in now before those odds shorten during the season.

✅ Best bet: Anthony Edwards to lead NBA in 3-pointers (+425 via DraftKings)

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⛹️‍♂️ Best New Orleans Pelicans futures bet: Trey Murphy III to average 4+ threes

See our New Orleans Pelicans predictions with live odds and best bets.

I'm projecting a leap from Trey Murphy III here after he averaged 3.2 threes per game last season. Though the Pelicans are in dire straits, Murphy should increase his shooting volume from deep without CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram alongside him. That alone makes this worth a wager with these odds implying a 5.88% hit rate.

✅ Best bet: Trey Murphy III to average 4+ threes (+1600 via DraftKings)

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🏆 Best New York Knicks futures bet: Jordan Clarkson to win NBA Sixth Man of the Year

See our New York Knicks predictions with live odds and best bets.

Tom Thibodeau is no longer in charge in New York, meaning the Knicks will utilize their bench much more this season. Jordan Clarkson has won this award before, and the Knicks added him in the offseason to drive the second unit offensively in 2025-26. If he wins this award again, he'd turn a $10 bet into a $140 profit.

✅ Best bet: Jordan Clarkson to win NBA Sixth Man of the Year (+1400 via BetMGM)

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🏆 Best Oklahoma City Thunder futures bet: Jalen Williams to win NBA Finals MVP

See our Oklahoma City Thunder predictions with live odds and best bets.

It's not often you can recommend a bet at 50/1 odds. But for a dominant Thunder squad that leads the NBA championship odds again, we know Williams will deliver in a series if Shai-Gilgeous Alexander is swamped with double-teams from the opposing squad.

✅ Best bet: Jalen Williams to win NBA Finals MVP (+5000 via bet365)

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⛹️‍♂️ Best Orlando Magic futures bet: Desmond Bane to average 23+ points

See our Orlando Magic predictions with live odds and best bets.

Desmond Bane has averaged better than 23 points per game once in his career. I think he'll do it again in his first season in Orlando as the go-to outside shooter playing off Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. If he reaches that mark again, he'd triple your money with these odds implying a 25% chance that he averages 23 PPG this year.

✅ Best bet: Desmond Bane to average 23+ points (+300 via DraftKings)

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⛹️‍♂️ Best Philadelphia 76ers futures bet: Paul George to average 20+ points

See our Philadelphia 76ers predictions with live odds and best bets.

No one feels good about the 76ers entering the season or an out-of-his-prime Paul George. But this feels like a virtual lock even at +275 odds, as the nine-time All-Star has averaged better than 20 points per game in all but one season across the last decade.

✅ Best bet: Paul George to average 20+ points (+275 via DraftKings)

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📈 Best Phoenix Suns futures bet: To make NBA Play-In Tournament

See our Phoenix Suns predictions with live odds and best bets.

Phoenix finally pulled the plug on the Bradley Beal-Kevin Durant experiment. Though Devin Booker is back to being the sole star on this team, the Suns are finally trying to build a roster that fits together. They'll be on the postseason bubble, which is enough for us to cash at these +370 odds and turn a $10 bet into a $37 profit.

✅ Best bet: Suns to make NBA Play-In Tournament (+370 via DraftKings)

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🏆 Best Portland Trail Blazers futures bet: Shaedon Sharpe to win NBA Most Improved Player

See our Portland Trail Blazers predictions with live odds and best bets.

Shaedon Sharpe is far from the favorite in this market, but his +2000 odds are too good to pass up. The former Kentucky star has always been a special physical talent, and the buzz out of training camp and preseason action is that he's much more polished on the offensive end entering the campaign. That's a great sign for this scoring-focused market.

✅ Best bet: Shaedon Sharpe to win NBA Most Improved Player (+2000 via DraftKings)

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📈 Best Sacramento Kings futures bet: To make NBA Play-In Tournament

See our Sacramento Kings predictions with live odds and best bets.

This roster has "decent but not exactly good" written all over it, so let's target the DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine-led Kings to make the play-in rather the playoffs. That feels like a rather likely scenario even with these +185 odds suggesting otherwise.

✅ Best bet: Kings to make NBA Play-In Tournament (+185 via FanDuel)

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🏆 Best San Antonio Spurs futures bet: Mitch Johnson to win NBA Coach of the Year

See our San Antonio Spurs predictions with live odds and best bets.

This is a long shot according to the oddsboard, but Mitch Johnson has multiple narratives on his side - and this is often a narrative-based award. Replacing the legend Gregg Popovich and leading the Spurs back to the playoffs should make him a contender to win.

✅ Best bet: Mitch Johnson to win NBA Coach of the Year (+2000 via FanDuel)

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🥈 Best Toronto Raptors futures bet: To finish second in Atlantic Division

See our Toronto Raptors predictions with live odds and best bets.

The Knicks are the clear class of the Atlantic, but the Raptors have as good of a shot as any team to finish second given the injury issues for both Boston and Philadelphia. Bet Toronto to improve in a make-or-break year for this young but talented core with a winning $10 bet returning a $35 profit.

✅ Best bet: Raptors to finish second in Atlantic Division (+350 via DraftKings)

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🏆 Best Utah Jazz futures bet: Ace Bailey to win NBA Rookie of the Year

See our Utah Jazz predictions with live odds and best bets.

The Jazz rebuild continues - don't expect any team success - but that opens the door for Ace Bailey to log more minutes and shots than he would have otherwise on another team. That makes his +1000 odds worth a non-Cooper Flagg Rookie of the Year bet for the No. 5 pick, who was arguably a top-three talent in this year's draft class.

✅ Best bet: Ace Bailey to win NBA Rookie of the Year (+1000 via DraftKings)

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🎲 Best Washington Wizards futures bet: To get No. 1 pick in NBA draft

See our Washington Wizards predictions with live odds and best bets.

The NBA having a draft lottery makes any bet on who gets the first pick a bit of a crapshoot, but Washington has the league's worst roster with little upside for this season. At least this wager will keep you invested all the way through the NBA calendar in 2026.

✅ Best bet: Wizards to get No. 1 pick in NBA draft (+550 via FanDuel)

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