After more than a month of conjecture on how the top three players in the NBA Draft - Auburn's Jabari Smith Jr., Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren and Duke's Paolo Banchero - would be slotted, it's becoming more clear that the three will go in the order everyone assumed immediately after the draft lottery was complete.
Multiple insiders are reporting that when the draft begins at 7 p.m. Thursday (ESPN), the Magic will stick with their plan and grab Smith with the No. 1 pick, which will lead to the Thunder taking Holmgren and leave Banchero for the Rockets.