Lakers Big favorites this NBA Betting Season

The Lakers and the duo that make Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol are the team to beat from today at the start of the new NBA betting season, which rivals have been strengthened to steal the ring Californians .

Led by Bryant and Spanish Gasol, the Lakers will go searching the sixteenth NBA ring, which would be the eleventh to Phil Jackson as coach in his 18 years managing teams in NBA.

Although they lost to Trevor Ariza, who became a free agent, the Lakers hired instead controversial "bad boy" Ron Artest, who has excellent skills and technical level, but must remove the eccentricities to avoid colliding with the requirements of Jackson .

Artest will join the core consisting of Bryant, Gasol, Andrew Bynum pivot, point guard Derek Fisher and Lamar Odom, newly renovated.

"I think we have better opportunities than any other (team), because our players are back with the intention to repeat what we did," Jackson said.

However, the dream of the Lakers could end in nightmare against other franchises in the west and the San Antonio Spurs Manu Ginobili, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks.

With Ginobili's return in good physical condition and recruitment of the versatile Richard Jefferson, the Spurs should not be underestimated, as they have other renowned figures like Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, creators of three scepters: 2003, 2005 and 2007.

"Lakers and San Antonio are probably the two best teams in the west," said Mike Dunleavy, coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. "The other two (favorite) are Mavericks and Trail Blazers.