NBA awards races have new favorites, but little separation after one week

The NBA needed only a week to give three awards races a different look. Cameron Boozer, Ime Udoka, and Ty Jerome now lead their respective categories in the BetOnline odds supplied for this update. Their positions deserve attention. The distance between them and their closest challengers deserves just as much. A new favorite makes an easy headline. A narrow advantage makes a more complicated argument. Boozer has overtaken Caleb Wilson in the rookie race, Udoka has moved ahead of Darko Rajakovic among coaches, and Jerome has replaced Brandon Miller atop the Most Improved Player board.