2023 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds Tracker
- Who are the top contenders for the 2023 NBA Rookie of the Year Award?
- Paolo Banchero remains a massive favorite as of late January
- Track how the NBA ROY odds fluctuate throughout the 2022-23 NBA season
This page monitors the odds to win the 2023 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.
2023 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds
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- January 24, 2023: Banchero’s odds have only improved over the month of January and he is now the -1197 NBA ROY favorite and presumptive winner.
- January 5, 2023: Banchero is still a huge favorite (-751 on average) but Mathurin (+560) is refusing to go away.
- November 13, 2022: Oddsmakers believe Banchero has this wrapped up just a month into the season. The #1 overall pick is -600 on average.
- October 23, 2022: A week into the new season, Orlando’s Banchero (+130) has consolidated his place atop the board. Indiana’s Mathurin has moved to second at +375.
- August 25, 2022: After the announcement that Chet Holmgren would miss the season with ligament damage, top-two favorites Banchero (+200) and Murray (+450) both saw their odds shorten.
- June 23, 2022: On the eve of the 2022 NBA Draft, Paolo Banchero out of Duke is listed as a slight +300 favorite over Auburn’s Jabari Smith Jr.
2023 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero (ORL) | -1200 |
| Bennedict Mathurin (IND) | +800 |
| Jaden Ivey (DET) | +3000 |
| Jalen Williams (OKC) | +7500 |
| Walker Kessler (UTA) | +7500 |
| Keegan Murray (SAC) | +7500 |
| Jabari Smith Jr (HOU) | +17500 |
| Andrew Nembhard (IND) | +25000 |
| Mark Williams (CHA) | +30000 |
| Dyson Daniels (NO) | +30000 |
| Tari Eason (HOU) | +30000 |
| Jalen Duren (DET) | +30000 |
| Jeremy Sochan (SA) | +30000 |
| Nikola Jovic (MIA) | +30000 |
| Malaki Branham (SA) | +30000 |
Odds as of January 25, 2023, at Caesars. Claim the Caesars Sportsbook bonus code.
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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.
Past 10 NBA Rookie of the Year Winners
| Year | Player | Team | Draft Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2013 | Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | 6 |
| 2012 | Kyrie Irving | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 |
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 14 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)
Past Rookie of the Year Winners by Position
Rookie of the Year Trends Based off Position
- The award has gone to a primary ball-handler in nine of the past 12 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: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
Mitch graduated from Ryerson University's Sport Media program in June of 2018, and has been with SBD since 2019. He's worked in broadcast and digital for the Score, Sportsnet, TSN & CBC and has done play-by-play work for basketball at all levels including NCAA, Pan Am Games & U Sports.
