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The Brooklyn Nets appeared to have turned around their season when they won 12 straight games in December and early January. The star-studded Nets settled into fourth place in the Eastern Conference, just 5 1/2 games out of first entering Friday’s play.
But now, Kyrie Irving has decided he wants out, reportedly requesting a trade Friday ahead of next Thursday’s league deadline.
Predictably, the stunning twist in the Brooklyn melodrama has reverberated to Las Vegas, where the team’s title odds have lengthened at more than one sportsbook.
The Nets were +700 to win the NBA title at BetMGM as of Friday morning. By the evening, they had plummeted to +1400.
It was a similar story at DraftKings Sportsbook. The Nets were at +700 to win the title at the start of the season and +550 on Jan. 5, right after that 12-game win streak. But the odds there also shifted to +1400 in the wake of Irving’s trade request.
