Boozer, the 2026 NCAA Player of the Year and a consensus first-team All-American, has an implied 29.4% chance to win the award, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Despite being selected third in the 2026 NBA Draft, Memphis Grizzlies forward Cameron Boozer is the opening favorite in Rookie of the Year odds.
Boozer, the 2026 NCAA Player of the Year and a consensus first-team All-American, has an implied 29.4% chance to win the award, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Key Takeaways
* The last player to win the Rookie of the Year after being drafted third overall was LaMelo Ball in 2021.
* Four of the last nine (44.4%) ROTY winners were taken first overall.
* The Washington Wizards have the best Finals odds (+12,000) of teams with a top ROTY candidate.
Boozer is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his Duke predecessor, Cooper Flagg, a fellow forward who went to the NBA after one year of college and won the Rookie of the Year award.
The son of 13-year NBA veteran Carlos Boozer leads FanDuel's odds board at +240. Just behind him are the top two picks in the draft, Washington Wizards guard AJ Dybantsa (BYU) and Utah Jazz guard Darryn Peterson (Kansas), both at +400.
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