In two days, the future will arrive in the National Basketball Association. Wednesday night’s NBA Draft will mark an exciting new beginning for many young basketball players around the world. One lucky player will live out his childhood dream of being the first name announced by league commissioner Adam Silver.
And of course, we can bet on it.
PointsBet Sportsbook has a market on which player will be selected with the first overall pick. LaMelo Ball is the odds-on favorite right now at -200, so you have to risk $200 to win $100 on the third Ball brother going off the board first.[[ad:athena]]
After Ball, it’s Anthony Edwards (+175), James Wiseman (+700) and Deni Avdija (+2500). Then there’s everybody else. The bigger long shots are RJ Hampton (+5500), Obi Toppin (+6600) and Killian Hayes (+6600).
For those wondering, it doesn’t matter which team makes the pick. The Minnesota Timberwolves are currently on the clock, but if they trade out of the top spot, PointsBet will pay out whichever player goes first. A potential trade should always be a part of your betting calculus. If a team is absolutely enamored with a player like Edwards or Wiseman, they could very well trade up and swoop in.
PointsBet also has a market available for the NBA Rookie of the Year. This bet is strictly performance based and is voted on by basketball writers and broadcasters at the end of the regular season.
Ball is the favorite in this market too, but the odds are a whole lot juicier at +300. Edwards is right behind Ball at +350, then Wiseman (+550) followed by Onyeka Okongwu (+700), Hayes (+700), Toppin (+800), Advija (+1200), Devin Vassell (+1600), Isaac Okoro (+2500) and Tyrese Haliburton (+2500).
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