Top Picks In Nba's 2022 Draft Class Reportedly Cash In With Massive Contract Extensions

The apical 3 selections successful nan 2022 NBA Draft are getting paid. 

The Orlando Magic announced a five-year, $239 cardinal statement hold for Paolo Banchero, nan No. 1 wide prime successful nan 2022 NBA Draft, connected Monday. Banchero’s statement could beryllium worthy up to $287 cardinal if he becomes eligible for a supermax deal. 

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Chet Holmgren person agreed to a five-year maximum rookie statement hold that could beryllium worthy up to $250 million, according to ESPN. Holmgren was nan No. 2 wide prime successful nan 2022 NBA Draft. 

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Magic guardant Paolo Banchero reacts aft a play against nan Atlanta Hawks astatine Kia Center connected April 15, 2025, successful Orlando, Florida. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)

The No. 3 wide prime successful nan 2022 NBA Draft, Jabari Smith Jr., intends to motion a five-year, $122 cardinal rookie statement hold pinch nan Houston Rockets. 

Banchero, 22, won rookie of nan twelvemonth successful nan 2022-2023 play and has improved successful each of his 3 seasons successful nan league. 

Banchero played 72 games successful his rookie play and averaged 20 points and conscionable nether 7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. In his 2nd season. Banchero upped his scoring and assists averages. 

The former Duke star averaged 22.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 5.4 assists crossed 80 games and was selected to nan All-Star team. 

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Orlando Magic guardant Paolo Banchero drives to nan handbasket against nan Celtics during nan NBA Playoffs astatine TD Garden connected April 29, 2025, successful Boston. (David Butler II-Imagn Images)

This past season, a torn oblique musculus constricted him to 46 games, but Banchero shined successful nan games he played. Banchero averaged 25.9 points while bringing successful 7.5 rebounds pinch 4.8 assists a game. 

Banchero is nan pillar of an ascending Magic squad that has made nan playoffs nan past 2 seasons. 

Holmgren, 23, was an integral portion of the Thunder squad that defeated nan Indiana Pacers successful nan NBA Finals. 

The former Gonzaga star played successful each 23 of nan team’s playoff games and had nan highest plus-minus (+169) of immoderate subordinate successful nan playoffs this season, according to ESPN. 

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Thunder guardant Chet Holmgren celebrates aft winning crippled 7 of nan NBA Finals against nan Indiana Pacers astatine Paycom Center connected June 22, 2025, successful Oklahoma City. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images)

Holmgren missed his full rookie play pinch a ligament tear successful his correct ft but played each 82 games nan pursuing season. He averaged 16.5 points, astir 8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 blocks per crippled successful his first play of NBA action.

The 7-foot-1 prima played successful conscionable 32 regular-season games past play arsenic he missed clip pinch a pelvis injury, but still posted very akin numbers to his first twelvemonth successful nan games he played. Holmgren averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and complete 2 blocks a crippled erstwhile he returned from injury.

Holmgren is simply a unit connected nan Thunder's beardown defense, and is considered 1 of nan champion defenders successful nan league. With nan statement hold handed retired to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, nan Thunder person 2 of their champion players signed semipermanent arsenic they look to commencement a dynasty. 

Smith, 22, is portion of nan young Rockets halfway that helped nan squad go nan No. 2 seed successful nan Western Conference this season. 

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Rockets guardant Jabari Smith Jr. celebrates pinch defender Fred VanVleet aft scoring against nan Houston Rockets astatine Toyota Center connected March 25, 2025, successful Houston, Texas. (Troy Taormina-Imagn Images)

Smith has been a accordant subordinate passim his 3 seasons successful nan NBA. In 212 profession games, nan former Auburn star averaged 13 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. 

The Phoenix Suns reportedly tried to get Smith successful nan Kevin Durant trade, but nan Rockets rebuffed requests to see him, according to ESPN. 

With nan summation of Durant to nan Rockets’ core, nan franchise hopes he tin push them complete nan apical to make a tally heavy into nan playoffs. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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