The NBA Draft Could Be Full Of Surprising Results

The 2017 NBA Draft is just days away and fans of both college and NBA basketball can now place their bets on the potential outcomes. This is one of the more highly anticipated draft classes in recent memory so it should be very exciting. The festivities start on June 22 in the Barclays Arena in Brooklyn, New York.

2017 NBA Draft Betting Odds

Lonzo Ball has been the story of the draft process thus far with his father’s attention-grabbing antics but Markelle Fultz has been projected to go number one overall since the college basketball season ended. Fultz is a 6 foot 4 point guard out of Washington that has ideal size and an all-around game that teams can’t ignore. The Celtics have the first pick of the draft and if they keep the pick, they will likely take Fultz, who has -1650 odds to go first overall on BetOnline.

You can also find odds on the amount of Duke players drafted in the first round, which is currently set at over/under 3.5 or you can bet on the number of freshman taken in the first as well, which is at over/under 16.5. These are just a few examples of the odds you will find at top sites like BetOnline or Bovada.

Top Pick Scenarios

This isn’t the lone scenario for the Celtics though as there is a chance that the Celtics trade their pick as there have been rumors that they could trade the pick for either Paul George or Jimmy Butler. The Celtics were the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and went to the conference finals against the Cavaliers before ultimately falling four games to one. The only reason they have this pick is because of a trade between them and the abysmal Nets, which saw the Celtics send Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Jason Terry to the Celtics for several first round draft picks including this year’s top overall pick. That being said, this trade scenario could absolutely happen as the Celtics are just a piece or two away from seriously contending for a title.

Obviously, the Bulls or Pacers would be the beneficiaries of those trade scenarios but there are other teams who could look to move some pieces to trade up as well. The Knicks are also a potential suitor as a trade partner as they could be looking to deal Carmelo Anthony and could use a fresh new start with a shiny new toy in Markelle Fultz.

Regardless of what happens come draft day, it’s always fun to speculate and predict where certain players will land. So why not make some money on top of that fun? All of the top legal betting sites like Bovada and BetOnline have lines dedicated specifically for betting on the 2017 NBA draft and it’s free to join.