Last week, the Sixers used the No. 1 overall pick to take Ben Simmons out of LSU.
This week, Simmons is the favorite to be the NBA's Rookie of the Year in 2017, according to Bovada.
Simmons, 6-10, 242 pounds, beat out Buddy Hield (11/2), Brandon Ingram (13/2), Kris Dunn (15/2) and Jamal Murray and Denzel Valentine (both 12/1) among the top six.
Right after them? Joel Embiid. Embiid was the Sixers' third overall pick in 2014, but foot injuries haven't allowed him to play in either of his first two NBA seasons. Now 22, Embiid's odds to become Rookie of the Year are 14/1.
The last Sixer to win Rookie of the Year was Michael Carter-Williams in 2013-14. He was the last since Allen Iverson in 1996-97.
Here are this year's full Rookie of the Year odds from Bovada:
Ben Simmons (PHI) | 13/4 |
Buddy Hield (NO) | 11/2 |
Brandon Ingram (LAL) | 13/2 |
Kris Dunn (MIN) | 15/2 |
Jamal Murray (DEN) | 12/1 |
Denzel Valentine (CHI) | 12/1 |
Joel Embiid (PHI) | 14/1 |
Wade Baldwin (MEM) | 16/1 |
Marquese Chriss (PHO) | 16/1 |
Thon Maker (MIL) | 16/1 |
Taurean Prince (ATL) | 16/1 |
Dragan Bender (PHO) | 20/1 |
Jaylen Brown (BOS) | 20/1 |
Brice Johnson (LAC) | 20/1 |
Caris LeVert (BKN) | 20/1 |
Malachi Richardson | 20/1 |
Jakob Poeltl (TOR) | 25/1 |
Domantas Sabonis (OKC) | 28/1 |
