A lot can change in a week.
Seven days ago, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren had the second-best odds to win the 2022-23 Rookie of the Year award. Now, one week later, Holmgren is out for the season after he suffered a Lisfranc injury to his right foot while playing in The CrawsOver Pro-Am in Seattle.
With the No. 2 overall pick no longer in the Rookie of the Year race, who are the current favorites for the award entering the 2022-23 season? How did the odds change after Holmgren's injury?
On BetOnline, Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero still has the best odds at 3/2. Banchero has been the favorite all offseason, and his odds moved from 3/1 to 3/2 following Holmgren's injury.
Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray has the second-best odds. While he was previously listed at 9/1, his odds are now 5/1 following Holmgren's injury.
Rounding out the top five are Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (11/2 odds, up from 15/2), Houston Rockets big man Jabari Smith Jr. (8/1 odds, down from 7/2) and Bennedict Mathurin (9/1 odds, up from 12/1).
The only other players who saw their odds increase over the last week were Houston Rockets wing Tari Eason (who moved from 66/1 to 33/1), Dallas Mavericks guard Jaden Hardy (who moved 50/1 to 40/1) and Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic (who moved from 80/1 to 66/1).
Interestingly, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams actually saw his ROY odds dip after Holmgren's injury, moving from 22/1 to 25/1. Washington Wizards guard Johnny Davis' odds also dropped a bit, going from 18/1 to 33/1.
Here's a look at the complete Rookie-of-the-Year odds from BetOnline:
Paolo Banchero |
3/2 |
Keegan Murray |
5/1 |
Jaden Ivey |
11/2 |
Jabari Smith Jr |
8/1 |
Bennedict Mathurin |
9/1 |
Jalen Williams |
25/1 |
Shaedon Sharpe |
25/1 |
Jalen Duren |
33/1 |
Johnny Davis |
33/1 |
Mark Williams |
33/1 |
Tari Eason |
33/1 |
Dyson Daniels |
40/1 |
Ochai Agbaji |
40/1 |
Jaden Hardy |
40/1 |
AJ Griffin |
50/1 |
Ousmane Dieng |
50/1 |
Jeremy Sochan |
50/1 |
Nikola Jovic |
66/1 |
Malaki Branham |
80/1 |
Marjon Beauchamp |
100/1 |
Dalen Terry |
100/1 |
TyTy Washington |
100/1 |
Jake LaRavia |
100/1 |
Walker Kessler |
100/1 |
Blake Wesley |
125/1 |
Christian Braun |
125/1 |
While Holmgren's injury is obviously unfortunate, he isn't the first high-profile prospect to miss his entire rookie season with an injury. Here's a look at six other lottery picks who went through the same thing.