The Stanley Cup Final and NBA Finals are ready to get underway, with the Edmonton Oilers favored to win the hockey title and the Oklahoma City Thunder favored to win in basketball. On Wednesday, the Florida Panthers will take on the Oilers in a Stanley Cup rematch from a year ago,

NBA Insider Floats Knicks Blockbuster Trade for Two-Time MVP After East Finals Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks were just two wins away from their first NBA Finals appearance in 26 years. Unfortunately for this storied franchise and its passionate fans, they still came up short.

A case certainly still can be made that the Dec. 15 trade that sent Thomas Bryant from the Miami Heat to the Indiana Pacers remains a win-win proposition, even with Bryant now on to the NBA Finals.

Games 1 and 2 will be held at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on June 5 and 8, with multiple ticket vendors and nearby hotel options available.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Tyrese Haliburton will most likely be this year's NBA Finals MVP. But they're not completely without challengers.

Magic Johnson Sends Clear Message on NBA Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The NBA Finals matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers is poised to make history in nearly 20 years.

Here are the winners and losers from the closeout game of the Eastern Conference finals between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks: