Eighteen years later Dwight Howard, the Magic will be able to try to continue its reconstruction with a 1st pick. Orlando is the big winner of the pre-Draft lottery that took place last night in the NBA. The Floridians are used to managing this enormous advantage rather well, which they inherited for the fourth time in their history.
We remember that Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway (after a trade) and D12 had been very good choices for Orlando. This time, it’s sure Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren or Jabari Smith that the Magic will have to bet to initiate an exit from purgatory.
OKC (which also has pick n°12) inherited pick n°2, ahead of Houston, who will speak in third position in the 2022 Draft on June 23. The (bad) surprise came from Detroit, where the Pistons, who nevertheless tanked all season, were not favored in percentages, they who had a good chance of finishing in the top 4.
The Michigan franchise inherited the No. 5 pick, with the Kings making the luckiest jump in 4 position.
The order of the 1st round of the NBA Draft 2022 after the lottery:
1- Orlando Magic
2- Oklahoma City Thunder
3- Houston Rockets
4- Sacramento Kings
5- Detroit Pistons
6- Indiana Pacers
7- Portland Trail Blazers
8- New Orleans Pelicans
9- San Antonio Spurs
10- Washington Wizards
11- New York Knicks
12- Oklahoma City Thunder
13- Charlotte Hornets
14- Cleveland Cavaliers
Ousmane Dieng, a French hope in the 2022 draft
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