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Kalshi users price 47.1% chance of new NBA champion next season

Published Jul 12, 2026Updated 6d ago

Kalshi prediction-market users are pricing a 47.1% probability that none of the Knicks, Thunder, Celtics, Nuggets, Warriors, Bucks, Lakers, or Raptors will win the next NBA championship. The implied odds suggest nearly even money that a team outside that group breaks through.

Why this matters?

Shows Kalshi's sports event contracts generating liquid prices on season-long outcomes, validating the platform's expansion beyond political and macro markets into mainstream sports narratives.

The bigger picture

Fifth sports-liquidity test this week for Kalshi and Polymarket, after UFC 329, World Cup quarterfinals, Ronaldo crying market, and LeBron next-team odds, as both platforms race to prove institutional-grade book depth before NFL and Olympics expansion.

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