Jahlil Okafor may not have been the No. 1 pick, but he’s the Vegas favorite among odds makers, to win NBA Rookie of the Year.
Here are the 2015-16 NBA Rookie of the Year odds, courtesy of Bovada LV.
Jahlil Okafor 7/2
D’Angelo Russell 4/1
Karl-Anthony Towns 7/1
Emmanuel Mudiay 7/1
Justise Winslow 9/1
Joel Embiid 10/1
Mario Hezonja 16/1
Willie Cauley-Stein 22/1
Jerian Grant 22/1
Myles Turner 25/1
Sam Dekker 25/1
Frank Kaminsky 25/1
Kristaps Porzingis 25/1
Stanley Johnson 33/1
Cameron Payne 33/1
Trey Lyles 33/1
Devin Booker 33/1
Bobby Portis 33/1
Okafor is among the few lottery picks and first rounders guaranteed to start from day 1. Only time and games will tell.