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Orlando Magic make surprise first pick with Paolo Banchero in the NBA draft as Britain's Jeremy Sochan is also selected in the top 10 by San Antonio Spurs as ninth choice... as he hangs out with PSG star Kylian Mbappe Paolo Banchero was selected ahead of Chet Holmgren and Jabari Smith Jeremy Sochan who grew up in Milton Keynes was ninth choice for the Spurs Sochan was joined at the event by Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe Holmgren picked by Oklahoma City Thunder and Smith joined Houston Rockets

By Amy Tennery, Reuters

Published: 07:54 BST, 24 June 2022 | Updated: 07:54 BST, 24 June 2022

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The Orlando Magic took Paolo Banchero first overall in the NBA Draft at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Thursday, with Gonzaga big man Chet Holmgren going to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Auburn forward Jabari Smith headed to the Houston Rockets.

Banchero, who averaged 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 39 starts in his one year at Duke, will look to turn around a lackluster Magic after their 22-60 season.

'I plan on bringing everything I have to Orlando,' Banchero, dressed in a show-stopping bedazzled purple suit, told reporters.

Paolo Banchero was a surprise first pick in the NBA Draft for the Orlando