Bronny amasses bets to be top choice in NBA draft

• Doug Greenberg, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 04:49 PM ET Bronny James is among the most intriguing potential customers in the 2024 NBA draft class– most likely because picking him could increase the possibilities for a group to land his famous dad, LeBron James, in free agency. That name acknowledgment is driving an impressive number of wagers on the more youthful James in draft markets.At FanDuel,

  James has actually attracted 30% of the tickets to be chosen initially total by the Atlanta Hawks, the most for any player at the sportsbook. BetMGM reports that the USC guard has 36.8% of the bets, well ahead of Alex Sarr (-300 ), who has the second most at 14%. James was not at first noted in the No. 1 overall market at DraftKings, but found himself in the field as of Thursday afternoon.Editor’s Picks

1 Associated James has agreement odds of 200-1 to be taken with the draft’s very first pick– tied with Purdue’s Zach Edey for the longest on the board. Those long shots, in addition to the inconsistency in bets to manage, would seem to show that a lot of small-money wagerers are taking a flier on the wild situation. James is projected as a late-second-round pick in ESPN’s most current mock draft.FanDuel reported that James has only 6%of the deal with to go first overall, while BetMGM positioned that figure at 4.1%– a far cry from Sarr’s commanding 65.5 %of handle at the book.”We’re not worried about racking

up a liability there,”BetMGM senior trader Halvor Egeland said.”It’s all fairly little wagers, nothing over$100.”While the chances and the majority of draft pundits would seem to concur that James opting for the very first pick would be ridiculous, there are other wagering markets in play for the young player’s talents.DraftKings and BetMGM both list LeBron James’ present team, the Los Angeles Lakers, as the favorite to draft the younger James with +180 odds. At DraftKings, the 19-year-old is the leader in both bets (33 %)and handle(60 %), however BetMGM has LeBron’s previous team, the Cleveland Cavaliers (10-1), as the handle leader with 34.8%.