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What are Trae Young’s odds to become Rookie of the Year?

ajc.com
June 22, 2018

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has the fourth-best odds of becoming the NBA Rookie of the Year next season, according to Bovada in Las Vegas.

Young was selected fifth overall in Thursday's NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, but was traded to the Hawks for a 2019 first-round pick and the draft's third-overall pick Luka Doncic.

Below are the rookies with the best chance of becoming the 2018-2019 Rookie of the Year, according to Bovada:

Deandre Ayton: 13/5

Luka Doncic: 3/1

Marvin Bagley: 9/2

Trae Young: 7/1

Jaren Jackson Jr.: 9/1

Mo Bamba: 11/1

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