In the NBA Draft, the best young players from colleges come to the clubs every season. In the mostbet-uz-aviator.com bookmakers, bets on the rookie of the year are traditionally popular and one of the brightest young basketball players in the NBA should be the small forward of the Indiana Pacers Bennedict Mathurin. Bookmakers unanimously say that Baolo Bankero from Orlando will get the prestigious award without any problems (odds – 1.12), but the season will be long and anything can happen. Therefore, we propose to consider the prospects of Bennedict Mathurin, who, according to analysts, currently ranks second in the list of contenders for ROY.
Performance in pre-season matches
Benedict Mathurin had a strong streak with the Indiana Pacers in the preseason that led the 6th pick in scoring among rookies this year. Mathurin finished the preseason averaging 19.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in four games for the Pacers. He scored at least 15 points in every game and tied Shedon Sharp in the highest scoring game by a rookie with 27 points. His 79 points allowed him to take sixth place among all players. Defensive consistency is his biggest problem at the moment, but from game to game, the young basketball player is improving this component.
Early career in the NBA
Even before the start of the season, many analysts predicted that rookie Maturin’s campaign would be very similar to Donovan Mitchell’s. If we compare the numbers of these two players at the moment, then Donovan Mitchell’s performance was 20.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 43.7% from the field from the field, 34.0% from 3 points, and Mathurin stats – 19.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 44.4% from the field, 40.3% from three-pointers. As you can see, Mitchell has a slight advantage in points and assists, but Mathurin is much more effective from three-pointers than Mitchell. In modern basketball, where three-point shots sometimes come to the fore, this is a very important indicator.
At the moment, after 11 starting games in the NBA with Indiana, Mathurin’s statistics have improved to 20.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists per game. The young Canadian already has two games in which he scored 30 points or more (32 points against Brooklyn on October 30 and 30 points against Denver on November 10). Mathurin also scored 26 points against San Antonio, 27 points against Detroit and 23 points against Miami. On average, a player spends 28 minutes on the court, which means he has room to grow. It is logical that with an increase in playing time, Benedict will produce even greater results. We can assume that we will see matches in which the Indiana small forward scores 40 or more points in one meeting already this season.
Coefficient and predictions
Unfortunately for Mathurin, the first place in the Rookie of the Year race will be too far away due to the fantastic performance of the Orlando Magic’s Paolo Bankero. But as we have already noted, the season will be long and Benedict has every opportunity to improve his game and statistics, including with an increase in playing time on the court.
At the moment, the chances of the young NBA basketball player to receive the title of rookie of the year are estimated at 7.80 by the bookmakers, and he ranks second among all contenders. Ahead of the rest by a wide margin is Paolo Bankero (coefficient 1.12). Keegan Murray of the Sacramento Kings is in third place (odds 23.00), followed by Jayden Ivey of Detroit (odds 29.00).
We believe Benedict Mathurin will not be able to impose a fight on Banquero for the prestigious award (if we exclude the possibility of injury to the Orlando player), but the Indiana player can easily become the second best rookie in the NBA.
