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Kobe Bryant is back from his knee injury and seems to be fine. (AP images)

Finally, the NBA regular season arrives this week. Here are a few players to keep an eye on when making your bets.

Kobe Bryant, coming back from a knee injury, made a brief appearance at the start of Los Angeles' final preseason game Friday night and appeared to be moving fine.

Andrew Bogut missed Thursday and Friday's preseason games with an ankle injury but looks ready to go for opening night.

Rajon Rondo fully participated in Friday's practice and will be ready for the Boston Celtics' season opener on Tuesday.

Out west the Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs, and Houston Rockets will all be starting the season without key pieces of their lineups. Deron Williams and Manu Ginobili are out with injured ankles, while Shane Battier is fighting inflammation in his foot.

The Washington Wizards’ odds to win the NBA title (+8000) took a hit when they lost Gilbert Arenas for three months because of knee surgery.

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