NBA Draft Odds : Bronny James and the Top Picks
An Overview of the 2024 NBA Draft Odds
The 2024 NBA draft odds are here and this draft looks like one of the harder ones to predict from the last few decades. Although this draft doesn’t boast the intrigue and star power of last year with Scoot Henderson and Victor Wembanyama, as we’ve learned from the past, anything can happen.
Will international players continue to flood the draft lottery and become some of the top NBA players? Or, will this seemingly weak draft produce another late-round American star like Donovan Mitchell or Devin Booker?
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Expert Pick: Subscribe below to get our Premium Insights!Right now the 2024 NBA Draft odds have the French 19-year-old, Zaccharie Risacher, as the most likely number-one overall pick at -240. Risacher has risen up the NBA odds to be the number one overall pick over the last few weeks. Risacher is a 6’9” wing with super high two-way potential. The question around Risacher is whether he will be an elite or just an OK shooter.
Right now he has shot 41% on his Euroleague 3-point attempts, but NBA projections have him as only a 34% 3-point shooter due to his small sample size. Here are the rest of the odds on how the number one overall pick may shake out:
- Zaccharie Risacher -240
- Donovan Clingan +230
- Alexandre Sarr +650
- Stephon Castle +5000
- Reed Sheppard +7500
- Matas Buzelis +20000
With a little time left before the draft these odds are subject to jump around, but it seems as if oddsmakers are daily clear that Risacher or Donovan Clingan will be the Atlanta Hawks number one overall pick.
2024 NBA Draft
Day/Time:
Location: Round 1: Barclays Center, New York & Round 2: Manhattan Studio, New York
Streaming: ABC, ESPN
What the Mock Drafts Are Predicting
One of the best parts of the NBA draft season is when we see the NBA experts’ picks in a slew of mock drafts. NBA.com recently did a compilation of the best mock drafts from across the internet and these were the most common picks:
No. 1 (Hawks): Zaccharie Risacher
No. 2 (Wizards): Alexandre Sarr
No. 3 (Rockets): Reed Sheppard
No. 4 (Spurs): Stephon Castle
No. 5 (Pistons): Matas Buzelis
No. 6 (Hornets): Stephon Castle
No. 7 (Trail Blazers): Donovan Clingan
No. 8 (Spurs): Tidjane Salaun
No. 9 (Grizzlies): Devin Carter, Ron Holland II, Dalton Knecht
No. 10 (Jazz): Dalton Knecht
No. 11 (Bulls): Robert Dillingham
No. 12 (Thunder): Cody Williams
No. 13 (Kings): Tidjane Salaun
No. 14 (Trail Blazers): Kyshawn George, Tidjane Salaun
Possible Ways to Bet on the Draft
There are a few different ways to bet on the NBA draft. One way is to try and find odds for a player and bet on the over/under of their draft position. With so many picks in flux, FanDuel only has five players you can bet on draft position with. Zach Edey, Donovan Clingan, Reed Sheppard, Stephon Castle, and Bronny James.
- Zach Edey
Over/Under: 15.5
-158 / +118 - Donovan Clingan
Over/Under: 3.5
-138 / +104 - Reed Sheppard
Over/Under: 3.5
+104 / -138 - Stephon Castle
Over/Under: 5.5
-102 / -130 - Bronny James
Over/Under: 44.5
-138 / +104
Another way to bet on the draft is to predict the exact pick a player will go. We’ve already given you the odds for the top pick, but here are some more for the second and third.
Number Two Overall Pick:
- Alexandre Sarr -550
- Zaccharie Risacher +650
- Donovan Clingan +1500
- Reed Sheppard +2200
- Stephon Castle +2900
- Matas Buzelis +5000
Number Three Overall Pick:
- Reed Sheppard -135
- Donovan Clingan +400
- Stephon Castle +500
- Zaccharie Risacher +850
- Alexandre Sarr +1500
- Matas Buzelis +3000
These odds are all following the trends that the mock drafts have right now, but as we well know with the NBA draft, anything can happen to change things up at the last minute.
Some other ways to bet on this draft are to bet on a less specific draft position and to pick the exact draft order. You can bet on who will make the top ten or the top twenty picks, and there is some money to be made there, especially on guys like Zach Edey or Jared McCain. Their odds are both -480 to be in the top 20 picks, but they are quite likely to be drafted earlier.
Bronny James Hype
One of the most interesting bets in the 2024 NBA Draft odds is where Bronny James will be drafted. He is unlikely to be an impact NBA player anytime soon. However, his name makes him the most talked about prospect. Here are some possible Bronny James bets:
Bronny James Draft Position:
- Over/Under: 44.5
-138 / +104
Bronny James Draft Pick Bands:
- Picks 1-30
+500 - Picks 31-35
+550 - Picks 36-40
+650 - Picks 41-45
+1100 - Picks 46-50
+1100 - Picks 51-55
+130 - Picks 56-58
+900
Which Team Will Select Bronny James?:
Los Angeles Lakers +100
Phoenix Suns +650
Minnesota Timberwolves +750
Dallas Mavericks +750
Toronto Raptors +750
New York Knicks +3000
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