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NBA Odds: Every team’s chance to win 2021-22 NBA title

By Hans Themistode

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 20: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks celebrates with the MYP trophy after a NBA Finals Championship win against the Phoenix Suns at Fiserv Forum on July 20, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Bucks defeated the Suns 105-98. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 20: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks celebrates with the MYP trophy after a NBA Finals Championship win against the Phoenix Suns at Fiserv Forum on July 20, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Bucks defeated the Suns 105-98. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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Donovan Mitchell. Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images /

Odds of every NBA team winning 2021-22 title: Utah Jazz +1200

From top to bottom, the Utah Jazz is an almost flawless ball club. They have a balanced scoring attack. Clearly, Donovan Mitchell is leading that front as his points per game has gotten better and better. The two-time All-Star has gone from dropping 20.5 points per game in year one, to 23.8 and 24 points per game in years two and three.

Mitchell took his game to another level in year four, dropping 26.4 a night. Even the ancillary pieces around him are terrific. Jordan Clarkson pocketed Sixth Man of the Year last season and could do so again. Bogan Bogdanović and Mike Conley are borderline All-Stars and Rudy Gobert is a defensive monster.

The Jazz not only had won the most games in a truncated season last year but they were the only squad that ranked in both the top five defensively and offensively.

Like always, the Jazz will fly under the radar for most of the year but truth be told, outside of the Lakers in the Western Conference, they have a shot at competing with all of the top dogs on their side of the bracket. Laying some money on them to win it all this year isn’t a bad idea.