The Golden State Warriors are sportsbooks’ favorite to repeat as NBA champions in 2022-23. The Associations training camps are open and the 77th season of the NBA is less than a month away. 

The Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals. It was Golden State’s sixth NBA title since 2015. 

The NBA 2022-23 season will consist of 82 games, with the playoffs beginning in mid-spring. The finals will once again stretch into the summer months as the Association crowns a champion. 

NBA 2022-23 Key Dates

The regular season for the 2022-23 NBA season will begin on Tuesday, October 18. The season will tip off with two fantastic games.

The Philadelphia 76ers will play the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference, while in the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors will meet the Los Angeles Lakers. 

The NBA season will wrap up on April 9, 2023. The play-in tournament will return with games set for April 11 to April 14. The NBA Playoffs’ first round will tip off on April 15. The 2023 NBA Finals will begin on June 1, 2023. 

Here is a look at other key dates for the new season:

• Sept. 27: Training camp begins
• Sept. 30: Preseason begins
• Oct. 14: Preseason end
• Oct. 18: Start of the regular season
• Dec. 17: NBA Mexico City game: Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs
• Feb. 9: NBA trade deadline
• Feb. 17-22: NBA All-Star break
• April 9: NBA regular season ends
• April 11-14: NBA play-in tournament
• April 15: NBA playoffs begin
• June 1: NBA Finals begin
• June 18: NBA Finals Game 7 (if necessary)
• June 22: 2023 NBA draft

NBA 2022-23 Champion Outright Winner Odds 

The Golden State Warriors won the 2022 NBA Finals in six games against the Boston Celtics. The Warriors are sportsbooks’ preseason favorite to win the NBA championship again. However, the Celtics and 2021 NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks are close behind.

• GS Warriors +600
• Mil Bucks +650
• Bos Celtics +700
• LA Clippers +700
• BKN Nets +700
• PHX Suns +900
• PHI 76ers + 1300
• MIA Heat +1600
• LA Lakers +1600
• DEN Nuggets +1800
• DAL Mavericks +2000
• MEM Grizzlies +2200
• CLE Cavaliers +2800
• TOR Raptors +2800
• MIN Timberwolves +3300
• NO Pelicans +4000
• ATL Hawks +5000
• CHI Bulls +6000
• NY Knicks +6000
• POR Trail Blazers +8000
• CHA Hornets +8000
• WAS Wizards +10000
• UTA Jazz +15000
• IND Pacers +25000
• OKC Thunder +25000
• DET Pistons +50000
• HOU Rockets +50000
• SA Spurs +50000
• ORL Magic +50000
• SAC Kings +50000

What makes the Boston Celtics a possible NBA champion?

Hopes were high that the Celtics could win the NBA 2022-23 title just a few weeks ago. The team added some great pieces in the offseason, including Malcom Brogdon and Danilo Gallinari.

The veteran duo adds depth to the C’s, which is something they didn’t have last season. Boston was exposed for its lack of quality depth by the Warriors in the Finals. The moves led sportsbooks to place Boston as the favorite to win the title. 

Yet, what goes up must come down. Boston has suspended coach Ime Udoka for the entire 2022-23 season for violating the team’s code of conduct. Joe Mazzulla will take charge of the team as interim coach. Udoka’s breaking of franchise rules has shot the team in the foot. 

Are the Golden State Warriors as good as last season?

The Warriors didn’t do much in the trade or free agency market during the offseason. Otto Porter Jr. and Gary Payton II left the team and replaced with Donte DiVincenzo and JaMychal Green.

Sportsbooks favored the Celtics due to the lack of roster moves by the Warriors. However, the Warriors are more than the players they signed this offseason — or lost.