The son of NBA superstar LeBron James is the biggest liability in the top pick market at one sportsbook ... and isn't even listed at a competing book.Sort through the prognostications and you won’t have much success finding the son of an NBA icon landing in the first round.
LeBron James’ offspring is getting 22.5% of the tickets at BetMGM to be the first player selected overall, tying him with Alex Sarr for the highest percentage of bets on a single player.Because of his price, James is also the biggest liability at bet365, where his odds to go first have gone from +10000 to +4000. He’s also the most popular bet at the online sportsbook. Despite the last name and the pedigree, there isn’t much else to go on when betting James to be the No. 1 pick next month.
His development was slowed last offseason when he went into cardiac arrest during a workout, but James returned five months later to play for the Trojans.Still, his popularity in the top selection market isn’t universal. Where’s he going? The son of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer has been rumored to be headed to Los Angeles to play with his dad, so it’s no surprise that the Lakers at 22.1% have the highest number of tickets in the team to draft Bronny market at BetMGM.