Yahoo! Sports · May 18, 2022
Magic win No. 1 overall pick in NBA draft lottery
The Orlando Magic won the first overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft in Tuesday night's lottery held in Chicago.
The Oklahoma City Thunder will pick No. 2. The Houston Rockets were No. 3, and the Sacramento Kings and Detroit Pistons rounded out the top 5.
Gonzaga center Chet Holmgren, Auburn forward Jabari Smith and Duke forward Paolo Banchero are considered the top three prospects available, without a clear front-runner for No. 1.
The NBA Draft combine is also in Chicago this week, ahead of the June 1 deadline for players to pull out of consideration and return to college. The draft will be held on June 23 in Brooklyn.