The San Antonio Spurs selected Stephon Castle as the 4th pick in the 2024 Draft. He rose to prominence after an impressive 23-point performance against the Utah Jazz in November. As he has developed into a confident offensive player, his defense started to have an even bigger impact. He now leads all rookies in scoring with 12.9 points per game, and his claim to the Rookie of the Year award has strengthened after the season-ending injury to Jared McCain, who played just 23 games. He also has shown vast improvements as a three-point shooter, making 1.6 triples on 42.3% shooting compared to 1.1 three-pointers per game on 28.9% shooting for the season. In February, he has already amassed 18 PPG, indicating that his chances to nab the ROTY award will only improve from here.<\/p>
Kel’el Ware 2025 NBA ROTY Odds: +280 at BetMGM<\/strong><\/p> The Miami Heat selected Kel’el Ware as the 15th pick in the 2024 Draft. Currently, BetMGM bookmakers place Ware at #2 in the ROTY sweepstakes. This is a rather interesting choice considering Ware has put up just 8.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1 block per game. However, the bookmakers are sold on Ware’s improved play. In January, he accumulated 13 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game. Meanwhile, in February, he has taken his rebounding game up a notch, clasping 10.4 RPG but his scoring has gone down to 9.3 PPG. Overall, Ware may miss out on the ROTY honors, but he looks like a lock for the All-Rookie 1st Team honors. <\/p> Zaccharie Rissacher 2025 Rookie of the Year Odds: +700 at BetMGM<\/strong><\/p> The Atlanta Hawks selected Zaccharie Risacher as the 1st pick in the 2024 Draft. Rissacher has shown tremendous defensive poise and has stitched together 11.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. However, these numbers don’t scream ROTY but the current draft class has thin competition and the injury to Jared McCain have opened up the floodgates. It will be interesting to see if Rissacher makes a strong push towards the award in the last quarter of the season. <\/p> Jaylen Wells 2025 Rookie of the Year Odds: +750<\/strong> at BetMGM<\/strong><\/p> The Memphis Grizzlies selected Jaylen Williams with the 39th pick of the 2nd round in the 2024 Draft. Wells did a terrific job carving a regular rotation role in the stacked Grizzlies roster. In January, he put together 12.8 PPG but his best production came in November, when he averaged 13.4 PPG. However, his claim to R OTY award took a huge hit in February as he has put up just 7.2 PPG thus far. He is #1 among rookies in three-pointers with 100 makes on 37.9% shooting from the field. <\/p> Zach Edey 2025 Rookie of the Year Odds: +1300 at BetMGM<\/strong><\/p> The Memphis Grizzlies selected Zach Edey with the 9th pick in the 2024 Draft. Edey has accumulated 9.5 PPG, 7.6 RPG, and 1.2 blocks per game. He is #2 among rookies in rebounds per game, a skill that was expected to translate immediately. He has shot 58.2% from the field and his around-the-rim skills make him the purest center in the draft class. However, a ROTY award looks like a long shot at this point. <\/p>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/e48da6fef5344aa5871b51fe32a9580a-9.jpg\")
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