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Orlando Magic NBA Draft Preview: Prospects to watch in the NCAA Tournament

By Harrison Brown

Keyonte George and Grady Dick are two of the big players the Orlando Magic may focus on when the NBA Draft comes into focus. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Keyonte George and Grady Dick are two of the big players the Orlando Magic may focus on when the NBA Draft comes into focus. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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The Orlando Magic are four games out of the Play-In Tournament and have 13 games left in the season to catch the 10th-seed Washington Wizards.

ESPN has given them a 2% chance of making the playoffs, so many Magic fans will turn their interest to watching NBA draft prospects in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

Orlando currently sits fifth in the Lottery standings, which would give the team a 10.5-percent chance at the top pick in the draft — in all likelihood Victor Wembanyama — and a 42.1 percent chance at landing in the top four.

On top of this, the Orlando Magic could get the Chicago Bulls’ pick as part of the Nikola Vucevic trade if it does not land in the top four — the Bulls currently sit eighth in the Lottery standings with a 26.3 percent chance of landing in the top four.

The Magic have done an excellent job with their draft picks as of late, and will look to add even more upside potential to their roster.

There are several players that are projected in the NBA lottery that would make sense wearing pinstripes next season.

The Magic have options this summer with potentially two lottery selections and tons of cap space to spend. And this draft class is deep with talent. But most importantly it is deep with shooters.

As emphasized by many, this team needs spacing on offense for Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero to create.

Let’s take a look at six draft prospects looking to capitalize on a deep tournament run to solidify their value.