• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Carolina Sports News

Carolina Sports News

Paolo Banchero drafted No. 1 overall to Orlando Magic in Thursday's NBA Draft

June 23, 2022 by CBS 17

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WNCN) – Former Duke Blue Devil forward Paolo Banchero was drafted No. 1 overall to the Orlando Magic Thursday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, during the first round of the NBA Draft.

Banchero joins a Magic team who will benefit from the forward’s most developed and proven talent in this year’s draft, multiple sources say. His numbers back this up, easily. Duke will have multiple first-rounders tonight, and despite the talent across the Blue Devil board, Banchero averaged 17.2 points per game, 7.8 rebounds per game and 3.2 assists per game.

He also finished his college career shooting 52 percent from two-point range and 33.8 percent from 3-point land.

Banchero was touted back and forth all offseason to be within the first three picks off the board. Even linked to No. 1 on draft day — and the rumors were true.

The 6-foot-10, 220-pound rookie will bring his size, skill, passing and play-making ability to the Magic. Analysts said he wasn’t a unanimous No. 1 pick due to potentially not being as damaging of an arc shooter as players such as University of Auburn’s Jabari Smith or Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren.

However, it was Banchero over Smith and Holmgren on draft night.

Additionally, Atlantic Coastal Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Year Mark Williams was drafted No. 15 overall to the Charlotte Hornets and the Atlanta Hawks took All-ACC pick A.J. Griffin one pick later at No. 16. Second-team All-ACC Wendell Moore Jr. was then taken No. 26 overall by the Dallas Mavericks after they traded up and into the round.

Finally, only ACC All-Freshman honoree Trevor Keels is still waiting to hear his name called as soon as tonight, too.

OTHER NOTES: The Charlotte Hornets picked University of Memphis center Jalen Duren at No. 13.

Filed Under: Duke

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • 2025 Season Opener Countdown: 63 Days to Go
  • Best of Social: Panthers’ playmakers work out in Minnesota
  • Montreal Canadiens Come to Terms with Young Goaltender
  • NFL Notes: Sean Payton, Hunter Renfrow, T.J. Watt, Broncos, Panthers, Steelers
  • 2025 NFL Positional Spending Rankings – Offense

Categories

  • Colleges
    • Appalachian State
    • Citadel
    • Clemson
    • Coastal Carolina
    • Duke
    • East Carolina
    • Furman
    • Gardner-Webb
    • North Carolina State
    • UNC Charlotte
    • University of North Carolina
    • University of South Carolina
    • Wake Forest University
  • Hornets
  • Hurricanes
  • Panthers
  • Soccer
    • Charleston Battery
    • Charlotte FC
    • Courage

Archives

Our Partners

All Sports

  • Charlotte Observer
  • The News & Observer
  • 247 Sports
  • Bleacher Report
  • CBS 17
  • Forgotten 5
  • Fox 46
  • Heavy
  • Old North Banter
  • OurSports Central
  • Prime Time Sports Talk
  • Sportscasting
  • The Sports Fan Journal
  • The Spun
  • USA Today
  • WCNC-TV
  • WFNZ - Sports Radio

Basketball

  • NBA.com
  • Amico Hoops
  • At The Hive
  • Hoops Hype
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Last Word On Pro Basketball
  • Pro Basketball Talk
  • Real GM
  • Swarm And Sting

Football

  • Carolina Panthers
  • Carolina Cat Chronicles
  • Carolina Huddle
  • Cat Crave
  • Cat Scratch Reader
  • Last Word On Pro Football
  • NFL Trade Rumors
  • Our Turf Football
  • Panthers Wire
  • Pro Football Focus
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Football Talk
  • Total Panthers

Hockey

  • Canes Country
  • Cardiac Cane
  • Elite Prospects
  • Last Word On Hockey
  • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Talk
  • The Hockey Writers

Soccer

  • Last Word on Soccer - Courage
  • MLS Multiplex

College

  • Backing The Pack
  • Ball Durham
  • Blogger So Dear
  • Blue Devil Nation
  • Busting Brackets
  • College Football News
  • College Sports Madness
  • Duke Basketball Report
  • Duke Report
  • Garnet And Black Attack
  • Garnet And Cocky
  • Keeping It Heel
  • Rubbing The Rock
  • Saturday Blitz
  • Shakin The Southland
  • Southbound And Down
  • Shakin The Southland
  • Zags Blog

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in