MOSCOW, June 24 Forward Paolo Bankero selected by the Orlando club under the first number in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft, which takes place in New York. In the 2021/22 season, 19-year-old Bankero, who has US and Italian citizenship, played for the Duke University team, gaining an average of 17.2 points per game, making 7.8 rebounds and giving 3.2 assists, «Orlando» for the fourth time selected a basketball player in the draft under the first number, the previous time it was in 2004. Last season, according to the results of the regular season, the Magic finished last in the NBA Eastern Conference table. Oklahoma selected American center Chet Holmgren with the second number, American forward Jabari Smith was selected by Houston with the third number.
