NBA awards odds: The case for Victor Wembanyama as Defensive Player of the Year
NY Post
The odds suggest Rudy Gobert will be the near-unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year, but is that truly the case?
Sitting as a -1000 favorite on BetRivers Sportsbook, Gobert has been favored for nearly the entire season, but don’t forget about the eighth wonder of the world: Victor Wembanyama.
Since the All-Star Break, Wembanyama is averaging an incredible 2.0 steals and 4.6 blocks per game.
The San Antonio Spurs’ French prodigy is putting together an incredible end to the season and should see his odds climb between now and April.
Wembanyama is averaging 5.7 blocks plus steals per game this season; this would be the highest number since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1992-1993, and a feat only completed eight times in NBA history.
And this number is only going to go up assuming health for the NBA’s budding superstar.
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