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 second. The Houston Rockets were third and the Sacramento Kings and Detroit Pistons rounded out the top five.
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 the top pick. The NBA Draft combine is also in Chicago this week, ahead of the June 1st deadline for players to pull out of consideration and return to college. The draft will be held on June 23 in Brooklyn.
The full lottery order for the 2022 NBA Draft is as follows:
1. Orlando
2. Oklahoma City
3. Houston
4. Sacramento
5. Detroit
6. Indiana
7. Portland
8. New Orleans (via LA Lakers)
9. San Antonio
10. Washington
11. New York
12. Oklahoma City (via LA Clippers)
13. Charlotte
14. Cleveland
The remainder of the first round:
15. Charlotte (via New Orleans)
16. Atlanta
17. Houston (via Brooklyn)
18. Chicago
19. Minnesota
20. San Antonio (via Toronto)
21. Denver
22. Memphis (via Utah)
23. Philadelphia^^
24. Milwaukee
25. San Antonio (via Boston)
26. Dallas
27. Miami
28. Golden State
29. Memphis
30. Oklahoma City (via Phoenix)
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