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LThe NBA is about to roll and as it always will with the fight between the great teams, those that make the fan rub their hands with matches that do not usually disappoint. Thus in the early hours of Tuesday to Wednesday the Bucks, current champions, will open fire against the Nets, top favorites in the ring. Lakers and Warriors will complete the menu of the spectacular starter poster.
Six Spaniards in the best league in the world
It is 35 years since Fernando Martin broke one of the barriers of the sport, becoming the first Spanish to play in the NBA. Since then, there have been many and very good national players who have performed in the best league in the world: The Gasol, Garbajosa, Ral Lpez, Caldern, Navarro are some of those who crossed the ‘puddle’ and they showed their talent in America.
This season there are six players with a Spanish passport to whom we will have to be attentive to what they can contribute in their different roles in their respective teams. But which one of them has the best chance of winning the coveted ring?
According to Betfair forecasts, Serge Ibaka and his Clippers are the best placed. They are seventh favorites for the title with an odd of 18.0 per euro bet, or what is the same, a 5.6% implicit probability. The Hispanic-Congolese went through surgery to undergo back surgery and be important in the second leg of the season for a Los Angeles team that where Kawhi Leonard and Paul George will carry the weight of the team.
Juancho, after a crazy summer comes an opportunity in the Celtics
Boston is next to Los Angeles, the two teams that have the most gnarled at 17, but they have not won a title for more than a decade. Juancho Hernangmez plays there, who has lived through an intense summer after his transfer from Minnesota to Memphis to end up reaching the Garden. The Hernangmez middleweight team up with the Tatum, Smart or Brown who will try to surprise the Celtics they are thirteenth in the ranking of favorites with a share of 51.0 (2%).
Aldama and Willy Hernangmez, to get into the playoffs
Santi Aldama was chosen in the first round of the draft by the Grizzlies, the Spanish franchise and where they went Pau and Marc Gasol or Juan Carlos Navarro. Memphis’ share of the ring is 91.0 (1.1%), although for the Canarian being in the big league is already a prize and he hopes to consolidate and be able to make a career. For his part Willy and his Pelicans start as 17 favorites to the crown with a share of 101 (1%), in a rebuilt team and with a new technician.
Ricky and Garuba: Two different roles, but the same probability
Ricky Rubio and Usman Garuba complete the list of Spaniards in the NBA, two totally different players but who share a share of favoritism. The former Joventut or Bara is already a veteran in the North American league while the ex-Madridista is a newcomer. The first lead the Cavaliers of veteran Kevin Love while the second try to demonstrate the quality that he treasures at 19 years in a Rockets who try to compose themselves since the departure of Harden. Both start as last options to the title with a share of 501 (0.2%) so getting into the playoffs would be a success for two franchises that lived better times.
The Nets, despite the Irving case, favorites ahead of LeBron and ‘Anteto’
Although the Big-Three is about to confirm its break, after Irving’s refusal to get vaccinated against Covid and therefore not being able to play by state laws, the truth is that the Nets are the favorites for the title according to Betfair’s forecasts. It is treasured by its 3.75 (26.7%) share that validates that Durant, Harden or Griffin will be wearing the championship ring. From behind,s Lakers of the Lebron, Carmelo or Davis, with a share of 5.0 (20%) and the Bucks, current kings with Antetokounmpo at the top, whose revival of the title trades at 7.5 (13.3%).
Doncic win the MVP
The ex-Madridista will take the award tol Most Valuable Player (Most Valuable Player) of the season according to Betfair predictions that give him a 5.5 (18.2%) share that exceeds Durant and Antetokounmpo, whose award trades at 7.0 (14.3%). Other myths such as Curry or LeBron depart further from the trophy at the end of the regular season with odds of 8.5 (11.8%) and 15.0 (6.7%) respectively.
