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A favorite has emerged from a list ofĀ NBAĀ playersā€”past and presentā€”to be the next to fightĀ Jake Paul.

The Problem Child is coming off a monumental win overĀ Mike Tyson, though his victory is thought to have an asterisk given Tysonā€™s age, and everyone is curious over who he will fight next.

A few challenges have been thrown down following Fridayā€™s fight, with former NFL running back Leā€™Veon Bell calling Paul out over the weekend. But a bookmaking platform isĀ offering oddsĀ on the next NBA player to face off against the YouTube star-turned-boxer following his easy win over Nate Robinson four years ago.

Ron Artest heads that list at +500, and we have to assume many fans would be up for such a match given Artestā€™s volatile nature as a player and his part in the infamous ā€œMalice at the Palaceā€ incident.

Artest is ahead of Dwight Howard, Ben Wallace, Matt Barnes, and Iman Shumpert, who round out the top five.

You can see the full list below:

Fans Share Their Feelings On Draymond Green Being Excluded From the NBAā€™s Roster Of Potential Jake Paul Opponents

If nothing else, the list above is intriguing. But the NBAā€™s current bad boy,Ā Draymond Green, was left off, raising some eyebrows.

ā€œItā€™s gonna be Dwight if anybody,ā€Ā someone claimed.

ā€œDWade???ā€Ā asked another in surprise.

ā€œDraymond Green doesnā€™t even have odds because itā€™s guaranteed,ā€Ā said a third.

ā€œRondo? John Wall? LeBron? Rose? Embiid? Varejao?! These names be so random. Betting on these is like throwing money to straight dumpster fire šŸ˜­,ā€Ā a fourth advised.

ā€œRon Artest would put the works on Jake Paul,ā€Ā a fan predicted.

ā€œNo Deron Williams šŸ™„ heā€™s the only one on this list that has won a fight,ā€Ā a user pointed out.