2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds: Cooper Flagg opens like an overwhelming favorite
The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA lottery on May 12, and it was clear enough from that date on which they would bring the Duke Star Forward Cooper Flagg with the choice number 1 in 2025 NBA Draft. And that’s exactly what they did on Wednesday evening at the Barclays Center in New York.
Flagg will play in a team of Mavericks who will wait a good part of the season for Kyrie Irving’s return from a torn ACL. Flagg is the favorite of -225 Odds-on at Betmgm to win the NBA rookie of 2025-26 of the year-Solo the third time since 2006 (until the database of the history of sports probabilities goes)) a player was a favorite of probability in the pre-aason to win the prize.
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The other two players who were Roy’s favorites in Sportsbooks-Kevin Durant Presetson at -200 probability in 2007-08 and Victor Wembanyama at -145 in 2023-24-he continued to win the prize.
Three Johnson (Washington Wizards) has the second best probability at +700, followed by Ace Bailey (+800, Utah Jazz) and Dylan Harper (13-1, San Antonio Spurs). Harper has taken the highest number of total betting and dollars so far with the Betmgm prize, and currently represents the greatest responsibility.
Nikola Topić (100-1), the choice of Oklahoma City’s first round since 2024, has lost all over the past season with an accident, but will play his beginner’s year this season and could see his chances.
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The Guard of Florida Walter Clayton Jr. (100-1), just out of a NCAA title, went to Utah Jazz at pick n. 18 and will have a crowded band with which to compete, together with Bailey on the wing.
Fans will take their first look at some of the beginners of the NBA Summer League from 10-20 July to Las Vegas.