Fresh off a fourth NBA Finals victory in eight seasons, the Golden State Warriors will look to stay on top in 2022. Here are our top picks and predictions for the Warriors and their star core in 2022-23.
There are some interesting team specials available at DraftKings Sportsbook for the 2022-23 NBA season, but most of them seem out of reach and not worth our time. There are multiple props that feature Stephen Curry averaging 28.0 points per game, something he's done for a full season only twice in his career. He most recently did it in 2020-21 when the Warriors were without Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole hadn't yet been unleashed as a scoring threat. Golden State missed the playoffs that season.
Draymond Green comes in at +800 in the shortest specials odds to average 7.5+ points, 7.5+ assists, and 7.5+ rebounds, which he's never done for an entire season. Pass.
Finally, we have Curry to lead the league in points per game and Golden State to win the NBA title at +10000. This one is such a long shot because only five players in NBA history have won the scoring title and the NBA Championship in the same season, and it hasn't happened since Shaquille O'Neal did it in 1999-2000. It's tough to give a lot of credence to Curry going bonkers in the scoring department, as the Warriors have such a strong group of scorers who play unselfish basketball. Curry doesn't need to play hero ball with guys like Andrew Wiggins, Thompson, and Poole able to drop 30 points on any given night.