Basketball fans in the United States? Well, they got to see a shaky YouTube highlight reel of the event on Sunday.

Is that the kind of thing we can expect to see this fall when NBA players are supposed to be dazzling crowds in North America and we're supposed to be wagering on their basketball betting lines?

It could be, if we're to believe the current pessimistic attitude of NBA pundits about the league's chances of starting on time (or at all) this season. With the NFL lockout, at most we expected to lose some preseason contests (so long, Hall of Fame Game). With the NBA lockout, we're thinking we might have to make due with college hoops.

And that could leave the NBA futures stagnant for some time, with the Miami Heat locked in as the 5/2 title favorites until there is some movement on the labor issues.

The Los Angeles Lakers follow along next at 11/2 on the NBA odds at Bodog Sportsbook to win the hypothetical 2012 NBA title, with the Chicago Bulls at 7/1, the Oklahoma City Thunder at 15/2, and the defending-champion Dallas Mavericks at 9/1.

Looking for an underdog on the futures board? The Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and Toronto Raptors are the longest of the longshots on the NBA title odds at 150/1 right now; the only way we see them competing for the next NBA championship, though, is if the lockout is lifted only for them this season.

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