Early 2023 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds: Paolo Banchero & Jabari Smith Favorites Ahead of Draft

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Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images. Pictured: Paolo Banchero

Tommy Stokke

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Jun 23, 2022, 07:07 PM EDT

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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.