NEW YORK - - After long stretches of hypothesis, Duke's Paolo Banchero

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He was an unexpected determination by the Orlando Magic

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The top in general pick in the 2022 NBA draft on Thursday night at Barclays Center.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder started a bustling first round by taking Gonzaga focus Chet

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Gonzaga focus Chet Holmgren with the subsequent pick

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Then obtained eleventh pick Ousmane Dieng of France in an exchange

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The New York Knicks and took Santa Clara's Jalen Williams at No. 12.

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Reddish-brown forward Jabari Smith Jr. went No. 3 by and large to the Houston Rockets.

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In the weeks paving the way to the draft, Smith had been generally expected to be the top choice

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The Magic flipped around things by taking Banchero, who brandished a dazzling purple suit with sequins

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