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The three main selections are paid in the NBA Draft of 2022.
The Orlando Magic announced an extension of the contract of five years and $ 239 million for Paolo Banchero, the general selection number 1 in the NBA draft of 2022, Monday. The Banchero contract could be worth up to $ 287 million if it becomes eligible for a Supermax agreement.
Oklahoma City Thunder and Chet Holmgren agreed to a maximum five -year rookie contract extension that could be worth up to $ 250 million, according to ESPN. Holmgren was the general selection number 2 in the NBA Draft of 2022.
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Magic striker Paolo Banchero reacts after a play against the Atlanta Hawks in the Kia center on April 15, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. (Images of Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn)
General selection No. 3 in the NBA Draft of 2022, Jabari Smith Jr., intends to sign a five -year rookie contract extension and $ 122 million with the Houston Rockets.
Banchero, 22, won the rookie of the year in the 2022-2023 season and has improved in each of his three seasons in the League.
Banchero played 72 games in his rookie season and averaged 20 points and just under seven rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. In its second season. Banchero increased his score and assistance averages.
The former Duke star averaged 22.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 80 games and was selected for the All-Star team.
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Orlando Magic Paolo Banchero striker leads to the basket against the Celtics during the NBA playoffs in TD Garden on April 29, 2025 in Boston. (David Butler II-Imagn images)
Last season, a torn oblique muscle limited it to 46 games, but Banchero shone in the games he played. Banchero averaged 25.9 points while bringing 7.5 rebounds with 4.8 assists per game.
Banchero is the pillar of an ascending magic team that has reached the playoffs in the last two seasons.
Holmgren, 23, was an integral part of the Thunder team that defeated the Indiana Pacers in the NBA finals.
The former Gonzaga star played in the 23 playoff games of the team and had the highest highest (+169) of any player in the playoffs this season, according to ESPN.
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Thunder Chet Holmgren striker celebrates after winning the seven of the NBA finals against the Indiana Pacers at the Paycom Center on June 22, 2025 in Oklahoma City. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn images)
Holmgren lost his entire rookie season with a rupture of the ligament on the right foot, but played the 82 games the following season. He averaged 16.5 points, almost eight rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 blocks per game in his first season of action of the NBA.
The 7 -foot 1 star played in just 32 regular season games last season, since it wasted time with an injury to the pelvis, but still recorded numbers very similar to its first year in the games it played. Holmgren averaged 15 points, eight rebounds, two assists and more than two blocks per game when he returned from an injury.
Holmgren is a force in the strong defense of Thunder, and is considered one of the best defenders of the League. With the extension of the contract delivered to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder have two of their best long-term signed players while looking to start a dynasty.
Smith, 22, is part of the Young Rockets nucleus that helped the team become the number 2 seed at the West Conference this season.
The Rockets striker, Jabari Smith Jr., celebrates with the Guardian Fred Vanvleet after scoring against Houston’s rocks at the Toyota Center on March 25, 2025, in Houston, Texas. (Troy taormina-imagn images)
Smith has been a constant player during his three seasons in the NBA. In 212 career games, the former Auburn star averaged 13 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
According to the reports, the Phoenix Suns tried to acquire Smith in the Kevin Durant trade, but the Rockets rejected the requests to include it, according to ESPN.
With the addition of Durant to the Core of the Rockets, the franchise expects it to push them over to make a career deeply in the playoffs.
