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NBA Rookie of the Year: Paolo Banchero early favorite to win in 2023

With the NBA draft completed, @Tipico Sportsbook has released some early odds for the Rookie of the Year award next season.

The NBA is full-steam ahead toward the start of the Las Vegas Summer League on Thursday as the incoming rookie class will have the opportunity to take the court for the first time.

The top picks in the draft will take center stage with the likes of Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren and Jabari Smith Jr. all debuting with their respective teams. Fans will even have a chance to see Holmgren a bit earlier as the Oklahoma City Thunder are also participating in the Salt Lake City Summer League this week.

Before those players even take the court, Tipico Sportsbook has already handicapped the class and released some early odds for the Rookie of the Year award next season. The race will certainly fluctuate over the course of the next several months so it will be worth monitoring how things will change in the eyes of the oddsmakers.

Here are the current odds for the 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year race.

Trail Blazers’ Shaedon Sharpe signs rookie scale contract

The No. 7 pick in the draft has signed his rookie contract with the Trail Blazers.

Former Kentucky guard Shaedon Sharpe, the seventh overall pick in the NBA draft, on Friday signed his rookie scale contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, the team announced.

He will make $5,010,800 next season as the No. 7 pick.

Sharpe, the No. 3 recruit in the high school class of 2022, had a brief stop in Lexington with the Wildcats after enrolling at the university in January. He never suited up for head coach John Calipari and ultimately opted to leave for the draft.

Despite not playing, Sharpe was still viewed as a lottery pick given his athleticism and ability to defend with a 7-foot wingspan. He was a bit of an unknown, considering he last played in high school, but has plenty of potential to grow, which is what appealed to Portland.

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Sharpe, who was born in Canada, averaged 24.1 points and six rebounds during the 2020-21 season at Dream City Christian in Glendale, Arizona. He also helped Canada earn the silver medal in the 2019 FIBA U16 Americas Championship, averaging 13 points and 3.7 rebounds.

The 19-year-old is expected to participate with the Trail Blazers in the Las Vegas Summer League starting on July 7.

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The 10 best picks in the 2022 NBA draft

It was an eventful 2022 NBA draft and many teams made very good moves to get better. Rookie Wire took a look at some of the best ones.

It was an eventful 2022 NBA draft and many teams made very good moves to get better.

Teams like Oklahoma City, Houston and Orlando made big splashes and picked up great prospects for the future. With all that being said, some of the best picks were made by teams all over the NBA.

Here are the 10 best picks in the 2022 NBA draft that could shake up the league for a long time to come.

Interviews: Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith, Rockets’ draft hopefuls speak out

Led by Paolo Banchero and Jabari Smith, several potential Rockets are meeting with the media in the days leading up to the 2022 NBA draft. Here’s what they’ve had to say.

Led by Duke forward Paolo Banchero and Auburn forward Jabari Smith, several potential draftees for the Houston Rockets are meeting virtually with the media in the days leading up to the 2022 NBA draft.

After Wednesday’s trade sending Christian Wood to Dallas, the Rockets suddenly have three first-round picks on Thursday, June 23. They’ve long held their own selection at No. 3 overall and one from Brooklyn at No. 17, and they now add the Mavericks’ pick at No. 26 to the mix.

If Houston keeps all those picks, that means that two or three different tiers of prospects are potential candidates to join the team.

With that in mind, numerous prospects are either mentioning the Rockets or being specifically asked about them as part of the ongoing media interview circuit. Sorted by player, here’s a look at who has been linked to Houston so far, along with what they’ve had to say about the Rockets.

(This list will be continuously updated over the coming days as more interviews trickle in. Most recent update: Friday, June 17)

Shaedon Sharpe talks about relationship with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in pre-draft presser

“We got a good relationship. I haven’t really talked to him about OKC.”

In his pre-draft media availability, former Kentucky guard Shaedon Sharpe spoke about his relationship with fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

“We got a good relationship,” said Sharpe. “I haven’t really talked to him about OKC.”

Sharpe, who also revealed that his first workout was with the Thunder, sounded pretty confident in himself. He said he thinks he’ll go down as one of the greatest players in NBA history.

With recent reports that Sharpe has the Thunder at the top of his list in preferred destinations, it’s a little hard to believe he hasn’t spoken to Gilgeous-Alexander about the Thunder. This is probably just Sharpe playing it smart with the media and not revealing too much of his draft process.

If the Thunder are to select Sharpe, a trade up from No. 12 will likely need to happen.

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