Moving forward, the The NBA has announced the MUT 18 Coins Clippers must first agree with the Celtics on an appropriate amount of compensation for letting Rivers walk and then somehow convince the NBA that whatever trade for Garnett -- and whatever the return package might be -- is not related Rivers. Rivers is highly sought after by Los Angeles because it is believed free agent point guard Chris Paul will re-sign with the Clippers if they can land the coach.

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Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs is set for Thursday night, and the latest odds peg LeBron James as the favorite to win his second-consecutive Finals MVP award. However, if the Miami Heat don't handle business on their home floor, Tony Parker and Tim Duncan are the leading Spurs candidates.

MVP with Danny Green third on MUT 18 Coins that list.Here are the latest Finals MVP odds from CarbonSports.ag, via Covers:PlayerOddsLeBron James-260Tony Parker+450Tim Duncan+450Danny Green+800Dwyane Wade+2000xz Field (Any other player)+10000Chris Bosh+20000For more: Tom Ziller on LeBron Mike Prada on.

Miami's spacingThe case for LeBron is simple. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have been operating at far less than 100 percent in this series, and LeBron has carried the Heat to Game 7 with some huge performances. His massive triple-doubles in Game 1 and Game 6 have moved him up the all-time list for Finals and playoff triple-doubles, and through six Finals games, he has averaged 23.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2.3 steals.