Vegas has the Boston Celtics ranked ahead of 14 teams (as of 7/15)

[syfy9]

Parsons is phenomenal.  Lin is set for a big step forward as well.  Terrence Jones is also ready to contribute.  Rockets are young, big and dangerous.

Agreed. Even past those guys, you have Fransisco Garcia, Patrick Beverley, D-Mot, and Greg Smith. Houston will be a fun team to watch next season.

[Yogi]

Parsons is phenomenal.  Lin is set for a big step forward as well.  Terrence Jones is also ready to contribute.  Rockets are young, big and dangerous.

Agreed. Even past those guys, you have Fransisco Garcia, Patrick Beverley, D-Mot, and Greg Smith. Houston will be a fun team to watch next season.

A playoff team just replaced their worst starter with Dwight Howard.  Considering they made the playoffs they should be a contender this year.  It's true they don't have a stretch 4 but they have three good shooters already. 

[hpantazo]

Parsons is phenomenal.  Lin is set for a big step forward as well.  Terrence Jones is also ready to contribute.  Rockets are young, big and dangerous.

Agreed. Even past those guys, you have Fransisco Garcia, Patrick Beverley, D-Mot, and Greg Smith. Houston will be a fun team to watch next season.

A playoff team just replaced their worst starter with Dwight Howard.  Considering they made the playoffs they should be a contender this year.  It's true they don't have a stretch 4 but they have three good shooters already.

Demo is a stretch 4. I think he's going to come up big for this team.

[TripleOT]

If anyone wants to be on the bottom 15 teams, I'll take your action (joking).

None of these teams have any chance of winning the NBA title this season.  This oddsmaker might be off on his odds for the bottom half of the league, but it's all dead money anyways.  I would certainly have the Wiz higher than the Celtics, for example, but whatever.

It's just one oddsmakers' opinion.  14-1 for the Nets seems a little high.