NBA Draft 2022 Rumors: Magic ‘Leaning Toward’ Chet Holmgren with No. 1 Overall Pick | Bleacher Report

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For the next month, the main question in NBA draft circles will be a simple one: What are the Orlando Magic going to do with the top overall pick?

According to Sam Vecenie and John Hollinger of The Athletic, some of Hollinger’s NBA sources believe the Magic “are leaning toward selecting Chet Holmgren. Of course, that would play to their type. This front office’s track record reveals an obsession with length, so one can easily connect the dots there.” 

But that report added that “some league insiders immediately second-guessed that first instinct. Are the Magic just playing on their length-based reputation to bait Oklahoma City into trading up from No. 2? Let the game of smoke signals begin.”

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis. 

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