Bookmark this link. It’ll make for a fun exercise at the end of the NBA season to go back and see how wrong (or right?!) bookmakers were about awards in 2022-23.
This is a peek at top 10 odds for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player and Coach of the Year.
We all think we have a handle on where things are headed, but how many people are willing to put their money on it? These odds from BetMGM show just how much money your opinions are worth.
(Odds are from before the season-opening games Tuesday.)
MVP
1. Luka Doncic (+400)
2. Joel Embiid (+600)
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo (+650)
4. Kevin Durant (+850)
5. Nikola Jokic (+900)
6. Jayson Tatum (+1200)
7. Ja Morant (+1400)
7. Stephen Curry (+1400)
9. Zion Williamson (+2200)
10. LeBron James (+2500)
10. Devin Booker (+2500)
10. Kawhi Leonard (+2500)
Rookie of the Year
1. Paolo Banchero (+200)
2. Jaden Ivey (+550)
2. Keegan Murray (+550)
2. Bennedict Mathurin (+550)
5. Jabari Smith Jr. (+700)
6. Jalen Williams (+2500)
7. Ousmane Dieng (+3000)
8. Shaedon Sharpe (+3500)
8. Ochai Agbaji (+3500)
8. Jaden Hardy (+3500)
Sixth Man of the Year
1. Jordan Poole (+450)
2. Tyler Herro (+800)
3. Christian Wood (+1000)
4. Malcolm Brogdon (+1100)
4. Norman Powell (+1100)
6. Nah’Shon Hyland (+1400)
7. Spencer Dinwiddie (+2000)
7. Caris LeVert (+2000)
9. Cameron Johnson (+2200)
10. Jordan Clarkson (+2500)
10. Anfernee Simons (+2500)
10. Kevin Love (+2500)
Most Improved Player
1. Anthony Edwards (+900)
2. Tyrese Maxey (+1100)
3. Tyrese Haliburton (+1400)
3. Zion Williamson (+1400)
5. R.J. Barrett (+2000)
5. Jalen Brunson (+2000)
7. Cade Cunningham (+2200)
8. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (+2500)
8. LaMelo Ball (+2500)
8. Anfernee Simons (+2500)
8. Michael Porter Jr. (+2500)
Defensive Player of the Year
1. Rudy Gobert (+400)
2. Bam Adebayo (+650)
3. Robert Williams (+800)
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo (+850)
5. Mikal Bridges (+1200)
6. Draymond Green (+1400)
6. Marcus Smart (+1400)
6. Anthony Davis (+1400)
9. Evan Mobley (+1600)
10. Ben Simmons (+1800)
10. Joel Embiid (+1800)
Coach of the Year
1. Taylor Jenkins (+1000)
1. Chris Finch (+1000)
3. Tyronn Lue (+1200)
3. Joe Mazzulla (+1200)
5. Erik Spoelstra (+1300)
6. Steve Nash (+1400)
6. Monty Williams (+1400)
6. Michael Malone (+1400)
6. Jason Kidd (+1400)
6. Steve Kerr (+1400)
6. Willie Green (+1400)
6. JB Bickerstaff (+1400)
