The Orlando Magic surprised Thursday by retaining in first position in the NBA draft Paolo Banchero, a recently naturalized Italian interior who announced his choice to play with the transalpine selection.

New York also surprised with the selection, in eleventh position, of French winger Ousmane Dieng, who was immediately transferred to Oklahoma City, under the eye of Kylian Mbappé passing through the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The production company of the star striker of PSG and the France team will work with the NBA to provide him with content.

The point in pictures.


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Olivier JUSZCZAK

  • The 2022 NBA Draft took place Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

  • With a distinguished guest!

    Our national Kylian Mbappé.

    The PSG striker, who recently launched his production company called Zebra Valley, was present to announce a partnership with the NBA.

  • The NBA draft is a kind of young player scholarship for NBA franchises.

    The draw is defined in the reverse order of the ranking of the previous season of each team.

  • It is therefore the weakest teams that benefit from the best choices.

    And the Orlando Magic surprised Thursday by retaining in first position in the NBA draft Paolo Banchero, a recently naturalized Italian interior who announced his choice to play with the transalpine selection.

  • The American-Italian (2.08m) interior averaged 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists with Duke University last season.

  • He overtook Chet Holmgren, considered the greatest potential of this 2022 vintage, chosen by Oklahoma City.

  • Expected in the first place of the draft on the side of Orlando, the winger of Auburn, Jabari Smith, in third position, finally landed in Houston

  • Sacramentos Kings have chosen 21-year-old Keegan Murray, who played two seasons in the NCAA, the college league.

  • The Californian franchise opted for a slightly more experienced player.

  • In full reconstruction, the Detroit Pistons were particularly expected on the evening of the NBA draft.

    They were basically targeting Jaden Ivey (right)

    and Jalen Duren.

    And they managed to recover both!

  • The Canadian Bennedict Mathurin (2m01 for 88 kilos) was the 6th choice.

    He joined the Indiana Pacers.

  • New York also surprised with the selection, in eleventh position, of French winger Ousmane Dieng, who was immediately transferred to Oklahoma City.

    Three other French were selected in the second round of the draft.

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