- Get the latest odds on the top favorites for the 2027 NBA Rookie of the Year race.
Memphis Grizzlies forward Cameron Boozer and Chicago Bulls forward Caleb Wilson are now co-favorites in the Rookie of the Year market at BetMGM.
Get the latest NBA odds for the Rookie of the Year race ahead of the 2026-27 season:
Odds to Win NBA Rookie of the Year 2027
Who Will Win NBA Rookie of the Year in 2027?
Based on the initial NBA betting lines, Memphis Grizzlies forward Cameron Boozer and Chicago Bulls forward Caleb Wilson have the best odds of winning the 2027 Rookie of the Year award. At +300, they have an implied probability of 25%.
Boozer began as a sole favorite at +250 when this market opened. Wilson has since joined Boozer at the top of the table after starting at +1000.
It made sense for Boozer to begin as the favorite. After all, he put together a dominant freshman campaign at Duke. He became the fifth freshman to win the Wooden Award, joining Cooper Flagg (2025), Zion Williamson (2017), Anthony Davis (2012), and Kevin Durant (2007). Of that group, Flagg and Durant also won NBA Rookie of the Year.
Boozer steps into a good situation to follow Flagg’s Rookie of the Year campaign in 2026. Like Flagg, Boozer could arguably be the team’s best player in his debut season. The Grizzlies have traded away Jaren Jackson Jr., Ja Morant, and Desmond Bane within the past year. They have entered rebuild mode, and Boozer figures to be their new franchise player.
A similar case could be made for Wilson, which is probably why he’s climbed to the top of the market. Wilson steps into a prominent role after being the No. 4 pick in the NBA Draft. He’ll be Chicago’s starting power forward right away. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s one of the top contributors on a team that lacks a true star.
That said, the 2027 class had a lot of hype for a reason. There is a ton of talent, particularly at the top of the draft.
AJ Dybantsa (No. 1 overall pick) and Darryn Peterson (No. 2 selection) will both make an immediate impact as scorers. They won’t step into as big of roles on Day 1. Dybantsa will have to defer to Trae Young and Anthony Davis on the Washington Wizards. Peterson could be the third option behind Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George on the Utah Jazz.
Thanks to his performance in the NBA’s Summer League, Peterson jumped ahead of Dybantsa in the NBA Rookie of the Year odds market.
From a betting standpoint, I’d continue to monitor the value of the top four rookies.
NBA Rookie of the Year Voting 2026
| Rank | Name | Team | Vote Pts | 1st Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper Flagg | DAL | 412 | 56 |
| 2 | Kon Knueppel | CHA | 386 | 44 |
| 3 | VJ Edgecombe | PHI | 96 | 0 |
| 4 | Dylan Harper | SAS | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Cedric Coward | MEM | 1 | 0 |
Past NBA Rookie of the Year Winners
| Year | Player | Team | Preseason odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Cooper Flagg | DAL | -225 |
| 2024-25 | Stephon Castle | SAS | +1200 |
| 2023-24 | Victor Wembanyama | SAS | -145 |
| 2022-23 | Paolo Banchero | ORL | +200 |
| 2021-22 | Scottie Barnes | TOR | +1100 |
| 2020-21 | LaMelo Ball | CHO | +400 |
| 2019-20 | Ja Morant | MEM | +250 |
| 2018-19 | Luka Doncic | DAL | +250 |
| 2017-18 | Ben Simmons | PHI | +225 |
| 2016-17 | Malcolm Brogdon | MIL | OTB |
| 2015-16 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | +450 |
| 2014-15 | Andrew Wiggins | MIN | +400 |
| 2013-14 | Michael Carter-Williams | PHI | +1200 |
| 2012-13 | Damian Lillard | POR | +500 |
| 2011-12 | Kyrie Irving | CLE | +500 |
| 2010-11 | Blake Griffin | LAC | +200 |
| 2009-10 | Tyreke Evans | SAC | +700 |
| 2008-09 | Derrick Rose | CHI | +350 |
| 2007-08 | Kevin Durant | SEA | -200 |
| 2006-07 | Brandon Roy | POR | +300 |
| 2005-06 | Chris Paul | NOK | N/A |
| 2004-05 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | N/A |
| 2003-04 | LeBron James | CLE | N/A |
| 2002-03 | Amar'e Stoudemire | PHO | N/A |
| 2001-02 | Pau Gasol | MEM | N/A |
| 2000-01 | Mike Miller | ORL | N/A |
| 1999-00 | Steve Francis/Elton Brand | HOU/CHI | N/A |
| 1998-99 | Vince Carter | TOR | N/A |
| 1997-98 | Tim Duncan | SAS | N/A |
| 1996-97 | Allen Iverson | PHI | N/A |
| 1995-96 | Damon Stoudamire | TOR | N/A |
| 1994-95 | Jason Kidd/Grant Hill | DAL/DET | N/A |
| 1993-94 | Chris Webber | GSW | N/A |
| 1992-93 | Shaquille O'Neal | ORL | N/A |
| 1991-92 | Larry Johnson | CHH | N/A |
| 1990-91 | Derrick Coleman | NJN | N/A |
| 1989-90 | David Robinson | SAS | N/A |
| 1988-89 | Mitch Richmond | GSW | N/A |
| 1987-88 | Mark Jackson | NYK | N/A |
| 1986-87 | Chuck Person | IND | N/A |
| 1985-86 | Patrick Ewing | NYK | N/A |
| 1984-85 | Michael Jordan | CHI | N/A |
| 1983-84 | Ralph Sampson | HOU | N/A |
| 1982-83 | Terry Cummings | SDC | N/A |
| 1981-82 | Buck Williams | NJN | N/A |
| 1980-81 | Darrell Griffith | UTA | N/A |
| 1979-80 | Larry Bird | BOS | N/A |
| 1978-79 | Phil Ford | KCK | N/A |
| 1977-78 | Walter Davis | PHO | N/A |
| 1976-77 | Adrian Dantley | BUF | N/A |
| 1975-76 | Alvan Adams | PHO | N/A |
| 1974-75 | Jamaal Wilkes | GSW | N/A |
| 1973-74 | Ernie DiGregorio | BUF | N/A |
| 1972-73 | Bob McAdoo | BUF | N/A |
| 1971-72 | Sidney Wicks | POR | N/A |
| 1970-71 | Geoff Petrie/Dave Cowens | POR/BOS | N/A |
| 1969-70 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | MIL | N/A |
| 1968-69 | Wes Unseld | BAL | N/A |
| 1967-68 | Earl Monroe | BAL | N/A |
| 1966-67 | Dave Bing | DET | N/A |
| 1965-66 | Rick Barry | SFW | N/A |
| 1964-65 | Willis Reed | NYK | N/A |
| 1963-64 | Jerry Lucas | CIN | N/A |
| 1962-63 | Terry Dischinger | CHZ | N/A |
| 1961-62 | Walt Bellamy | CHP | N/A |
| 1960-61 | Oscar Robertson | CIN | N/A |
| 1959-60 | Wilt Chamberlin | PHW | N/A |
| 1958-59 | Elgin Baylor | MNL | N/A |
| 1957-58 | Woody Sauldsberry | PHW | N/A |
| 1956-57 | Tom Heinsohn | BOS | N/A |
| 1955-56 | Maurice Stokes | ROC | N/A |
| 1954-55 | Bob Pettit | MLH | N/A |
| 1953-54 | Ray Felix | BLB | N/A |
| 1952-53 | Monk Meineke | FTW | N/A |
| 1951-52 | Mel Hutchins/Bill Tosheff | MLH/INO | N/A |
| 1950-51 | Paul Arizin | PHW | N/A |
| 1949-50 | Alex Groza | INO | N/A |
Who Was the Biggest Preseason Favorite for NBA Rookie of the Year?
According to the Sports Odds History database, Cooper Flagg made history as the biggest preseason favorite for NBA Rookie of the Year. He was -225 before the start of the 2025-26 campaign. The data doesn’t go back further than 2007.
Before Flagg, Kevin Durant’s -200 preseason price tag was the steepest before he won the award in 2008.
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