By Chris Harris Contributor
Updated 10/31/23 3:50pm ET
The betting market now considers the Los Angeles Clippers a legitimate championship contender, following the acquisition of James Harden.
The Clippers have the fifth-shortest title odds at +1300 at FanDuel, after entering the season as 25-to-1 longshots. Those odds gradually lowered a bit, once reports surfaced of a potential deal between the Philadelphia 76ers and Clippers, and then significantly changed overnight when the trade became official.
Following a tense standoff with Philly, the 34-year-old former MVP and three-time scoring champion joins fellow Southern California natives Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Russell Westbrook in L.A. and a franchise that has never reached the NBA Finals.
The Sixers also sent 12-year veteran P.J. Tucker to the Clippers. The package headed to the Sixers includes Nic Batum, Robert Covington, Marcus Morris and KJ Martin, according to ESPN.
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