2025 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds Tracker – Sarr Opens as Favorite Over Risacher, Castle
By Sascha Paruk
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- Who are the top contenders for the 2025 Rookie of the Year Award?
- Alexandre Sarr is the early NBA ROY favorite, ahead of Zaccharie Risacher and Stephon Castle
- Track how the NBA ROY odds fluctuate throughout the 2024-25 NBA season
This page monitors the odds to win the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year award. The main graph below is generated by calculating the average NBA Rookie of the Year odds at legal online sportsbooks in North America.
2025 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds
- June 27, 2024: Second-overall pick Alexandre Sarr of the Wizards is the early favorite to win 2025 NBA ROY at +425, followed closely by #1 pick Zaccharie Risacher of the Hawks at +575.
2025 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds
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NBA Teams with the Most Rookie of the Year Winners
The Golden State Warriors haven’t always been the toast of the NBA. Long before they were winning back-to-back championships they were routinely finishing near the bottom of the standings.
Those poor finishes netted them first rate players like Chris Webber, Mitch Richmond, Jamaal Wilkes, Rick Barry, Wilt Chamberlain, and Wood Sauldsberry, all of whom won Rookie of the Year honors.
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Past 10 NBA Rookie of the Year Winners
| Year | Player | Team | Draft Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs | 1 |
| 2023 | Paolo Banchero | Orlando Magic | 1 |
| 2022 | Scottie Barnes | Toronto Raptors | 4 |
| 2021 | LaMelo Ball | Charlotte Hornets | 3 |
| 2020 | Ja Morant | Memphis Grizzlies | 2 |
| 2019 | Luka Doncic | Dallas Mavericks | 3 |
| 2018 | Ben Simmons | Philadelphia 76ers | 1 |
| 2017 | Malcolm Brogdon | Milwaukee Bucks | 36 |
| 2016 | Karl-Anthony Towns | Minnesota Timberwolves | 1 |
| 2015 | Andrew Wiggins | Minnesota Timberwolves | 1 |
| 2014 | Michael Carter-Williams | Philadelphia 76ers | 11 |
Rookie of the Year Trends Based off Draft Position
- Since 1990, the NBA Rookie of the Year award has gone to the first pick in the draft 16 times
- Since 1990, the NBA Rookie of the Year award has only been given to a second-round selection just once (Malcolm Brogdon in 2017)
Rookie of the Year Trends Based off Position
- The award has gone to a primary ball-handler in nine of the past 14 years
- Power forwards and centers won five of the first six NBA Rookie of the Year awards
- The NBA Rookie of the Year award has only been won just three times by a player who was 6’0” tall or shorter: Ernie DiGregorio (1974), Damon Stoudamire (1996), Chris Paul (2006)
NBA Rookie Records
| Record | Player | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Most points in a season: 2,707 | Wilt Chamberlain (Warriors) | 1959-60 |
| Most minutes played in a season: 3,695 | Elvin Hayes (Rockets) | 1968-69 |
| Most rebounds in a season: 1,941 | Wilt Chamberlain (Warriors) | 1959-60 |
| Most assists in a season: 868 | Mark Jackson (Knicks) | 1987-88 |
| Most steals in a season: 211 | Dudley Bradley (Pacers) | 1979-80 |
| Most blocks in a season: 397 | Manute Bol (Bullets) | 1985-86 |
| Most three-pointers made in a season: 158 | Kerry Kittles (Nets) | 1996-97 |
Wilt Chamberlain was a rookie in name only when he entered the league in 1959. The Big Dipper led the Association in scoring, rebounding, and minutes played that season and became the first player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year and MVP honors in the same season.
Archived NBA Rookie of the Year Odds: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
Managing Editor
Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
