2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year odds: Cooper Flagg a massive favorite after NBA draft first round

The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is in the books.

It should surprise no one who is the overwhelming favorite to win the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year award.

BetMGM Sportsbook.

With NBA-ready skills on both ends of the floor, the Duke product is one of the most highly anticipated prospects to come into the league in recent history, setting him up for a historically strong shot at the Rookie of the Year award won by Stephon Castle this past season.

Flagg’s biggest competition is Texas alumnus Tre Johnson, who went No. 6 to the Wizards.

NBA Rookie of the Year odds

Team	Team	Odds
Cooper Flagg	Mavericks	-250
Tre Johnson	Wizards	+700
Ace Bailey	Jazz	+800
Dylan Harper	Spurs	13/1
V.J. Edgecombe	76ers	25/1
Derik Queen	Pelicans	30/1
Jeremiah Fears	Pelicans	35/1
Kon Knueppel	Hornets	35/1
Egor Demin	Suns	35/1
Kasparas Jakucionis	Heat	60/1
Walter Clayton Jr.	Jazz	100/1

may not love being in Utah, is sitting at +800 odds to win the award

Despite being widely seen as the second-best talent in the draft, Spurs’ No. 2 overall pick Dylan Harper has the fourth-best odds (10/1) to win the award.

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Perhaps the most surprising player on BetMGM’s odds board is Walter Clayton Jr. (100/1), who went outside the lottery at No. 21 to the Jazz.

The other two top-five picks are also being given outside shots at winning the award.

Baylor guard V.J. Edgecombe, who landed with the 76ers at No. 3, has 25/1 odds, while Charlotte’s No. 4 pick, Kon Knueppel of Duke, is sitting at 35/1 odds.

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