On Tuesday, the Orlando Magic won the lottery and the right to the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft after entering the evening with a 14% chance of landing the first selection.
The Magic, who finished with one of the three worst records in the NBA (21-51), won their first No. 1 pick since 2004 and fourth in franchise history. The team was represented on stage at the festivities by head coach Jamahl Mosley.
Orlando is expected to have its fair share of options with the top pick.
Duke forward Paolo Banchero, Gonzaga center Chet Holmgren and Auburn forward Jabari Smith Jr. — who were all on hand in Chicago, Illinois — are considered the front-runners to be the top three picks, in some order.
LFG!! pic.twitter.com/6xaKTDrtsp
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) May 18, 2022
The lottery order went as scripted for the first seven picks. The Portland Trail Blazers were the first team to fall, slipping one spot from their slotted position to seventh. Portland falling signaled that the Sacramento Kings had moved up. They moved to fourth, three spots up.
The Detroit Pistons fell the furthest in the lottery order, slipping to fifth. They, along with the Magic and Houston Rockets, had the best odds of landing the top pick at 14%, but the team wasn’t able to duplicate its luck from last year.
The complete first-round order of the 2022 NBA draft:
| Pick | Team |
| 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 (via LA Lakers) |
| 9. | San Antonio Spurs |
| 10. | Washington Wizards |
| 11. | New York Knicks |
| 12. | Oklahoma City Thunder (via LA Clippers) |
| 13. | Charlotte Hornets |
| 14. | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 15. | Charlotte Hornets (via New Orleans) |
| 16. | Atlanta Hawks |
| 17. | Houston Rockets (via Brooklyn) |
| 18. | Chicago Bulls |
| 19. | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 20. | San Antonio Spurs (via Toronto) |
| 21. | Denver Nuggets |
| 22. | Memphis Grizzlies (via Utah) |
| 23. | Brooklyn Nets… |
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