Draft Kings

● By Chinmay Vaidya

Accuracy: 15.87%96th Place
The 2022 NBA Draft will take place Thursday, June 23, with franchises staking their futures on young prospects looking to make their mark on the game. The Orlando Magic hold the first overall pick for now and have their choice of anyone on the board. Here’s a look at the player who fits best with the team’s current roster moving forward. This doesn’t necessarily mean that player will get selected or is a better player than those projected to go after him. This is simply slotting a prospect into a team’s current configuration to get what we believe would be the most optimal outcome.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 30 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.