It was a rollercoaster final 24 hours before the start of the 2022 NBA Draft. Let’s look at the timeline at FanDuel leading up to the Orlando Magic’s selection at No. 1 overall.
Paolo Banchero movement in the #1 Pick market:
- 6/6 – Opened at +2600
- 6/14 – he moved to +1200
- 6/17 – he moved to +2300
- 6/19 – he moved to +1600
- 6/20 – he moved to +170
- 6/21 – he floated around +200 to +260
- 6/22 – he went as high as +440
- 6/23 – in the morning was cut to -210
- Out to +1000 after the WOJ Tweet
- 3:20 pm ET – the line was +195
- 6:30 pm ET – moved to +420
When the lines opened in the first week of June, Paolo Banchero was the third choice behind Jabari Smith and Chet Holmgren, with Smith the odds-on favorite to go No.