On Wednesday, Nuggets point guard Emmanuel Mudiay received the first of what is sure to be many predictions of accolades in his career when Las Vegas sportsbook, Bovada, made him a co-favorite to win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year.
Mudiay grinned, but shrugged it off.
“I’m just trying to get to the playoffs,” said Mudiay, who shared the 4/1 odds with Philadelphia big man Jalil Okafor. “We haven’t been to the playoffs in two years. So, I’ve just got to take care of what I need to take care of and everything else will fall into place.