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Betting on information-based markets is hard enough, but this year\u2019s NBA Draft is sure to be one of the most upside-down of any we have seen.<\/p>\n
Ringer founder Bill Simmons mentioned on \u201cThe Bill Simmons Podcast\u201d on Monday that UConn\u2019s Donovan Clingan could be the No. 1 overall pick in this year\u2019s draft after talking \u201cto some NBA people the last couple weeks and especially in-person this week.\u201d <\/p>\n
With this year\u2019s draft bereft of top talent, Simmons postulates that Clingan is one of the few players that teams feel they can accurately project. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels like he\u2019s the only one in this top five that people are like, \u2018I at least know what that guy is,’\u201d Simmons noted. <\/p>\n
At the time of the podcast, Clingan was 15\/1 on FanDuel to go No. 1 in the 2024 NBA Draft but has since climbed down to +850 odds to be the top player drafted. <\/p>\n
The current favorite, French prospect Alexandre Sarr, was initially as high as -300 to be the top pick, but has fallen to -165 as speculation trickles out from insiders in the NBA. <\/p>\n
2024 NBA Draft No.1 pick odds<\/p>\n
PlayerOddsAlexandre Sarr-165Zaccharie Risacher+150Donovan Clingan+850Reed Sheppard50\/1Matas Buzelis50\/1Robert Dillingham100\/1Stephon Castle100\/1Odds provided by FanDuel<\/p>\n
\u201cI look at Sarr and he didn\u2019t even average 10 points per game in New Zealand,\u201d Simmons continued. \u201cThe French swingman, who knows, that guy was in an offensive funk most of the year until the last month.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clingan won two national championships with the UConn Huskies, serving as a reserve during the 2023 title run and starring for coach Dan Hurley this past year. <\/p>\n
Clingan is best known as a strong rim protector and shot blocker, averaging 2.5 blocks per game, including five against Illinois in the Elite Eight and four against Alabama in the Final Four. <\/p>\n
The Ringer\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Connor ranks Clingan No. 4 on his big board and compares him to Roy Hibbert, who spent several years as an interior defender for the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n
The Post\u2019s Brian Lewis still believes it will be Sarr going No. 1 in his latest 2024 NBA Mock Draft, with the 7-feet-2-inch tall Clingan falling to seventh. <\/p>\n
However, we\u2019ve seen information-based betting markets tell a major piece of the story in the past. <\/p>\n
Betting on the NBA? <\/p>\n
In the lead-up to the 2022 NBA Draft, Paulo Banchero was long expected to fall to two or worse, and ESPN\u2019s Adrian Wojnarowski disagreed with bettors who were slamming Banchero at +600 odds or higher to go No. 1. <\/p>\n
Wojnarowski wound up being out-scooped in this case, as bettors claimed a major victory.<\/p>\n
There is not always a happy ending, though, as a Reddit thread forced bettors to lay the hammer on Will Levis to go No. 1 overall ahead of Bryce Young in 2023, which did not come to fruition.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve also seen some bizarre habits ahead of this year\u2019s draft. Bronny James is receiving plenty of bets to go No. 1 overall despite being a projected second-round pick, according to most mock drafts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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