Early 2023 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds: Paolo Banchero & Jabari Smith Favorites Ahead of Draft
Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images. Pictured: Paolo Banchero
2023 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds
Odds via Caesars
Player | Odds |
---|---|
Paolo Banchero | +350 |
Jabari Smith | +350 |
Jaden Ivey | +550 |
Chet Holmgren | +550 |
Keegan Murray | +900 |
Bennedcit Mathurin | +1000 |
Dyson Daniels | +1400 |
Shaedon Sharpe | +1400 |
Johnny Davis | +1800 |
Ousmane Dieng | +1800 |
Jalen Williams | +2000 |
Mark Williams | +2500 |
Jalen Duren | +2500 |
Ochai Agbaji | +2500 |
AJ Griffin | +3000 |
EJ Liddell | +4000 |
Blake Wesley | +4000 |
Jeremy Sochan | +4000 |
Jaden Hardy | +5000 |
Walker Kessler | +5000 |
Malaki Branham | +5000 |
Kennedy Chandler | +6000 |
MarJon Beauchamp | +6000 |
Dalen Terry | +6000 |
Wendell Moore | +6000 |
Ahead of Thursday’s NBA Draft, Paolo Banchero and Jabari Smith are the co-favorites to win the Rookie of the Year Award, according to odds posted at Caesars.
Smith is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick, although Banchero’s betting odds have been steamed the past few days to make it a sweat. If Banchero doesn’t go second, it’s widely reported his floor is No. 3 to the Rockets.
Those two come in ahead of the favorites to go second and fourth on Thursday: Chet Holmgren and Jaden Ivey. Draft pundits drool over Holmgren’s potential, but he is also a bit of an unknown with his slim frame. Ivey had a monster year for Purdue and his game could translate better to the NBA than others. Where he lands is a bit of a mystery thanks to the unpredictable Sacramento Kings holding the fourth pick.
The only other player with single-digit odds is Iowa’s Keegan Murray (+900). Murray is considered by some to be more NBA-ready than others and could go as high as fourth. Another player in consideration for the top five is Arizona’s Bennedict Mathurin (+1000).
The draft is at 8 p.m. ET and these players will finally find homes after months of combines, workouts, interviews and rumors.
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