NBA Draft Lottery 2018: Who each team should take with the No. 1 pick

By Ian Levy | May 15, 2018

WIZINK CENTER, MADRID, SPAIN - 2018/05/03: Luka Doncic, #7 of Real Madrid pictured prior to the 2017/2018 Liga Endesa Regular Season (game 29) between Real Madrid and Kirolbet Baskonia at WiZink Center in Madrid. (Photo by Jorge Sanz/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) /

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WIZINK CENTER, MADRID, SPAIN – 2018/04/27: Luka Doncic (C) during Real Madrid victory over Panathinaikos Athens (89 – 82) in Turkish Airlines Euroleague playoff series (game 4) celebrated at Wizink Center in Madrid (Spain). April 27th 2018. (Photo by Juan Carlos García Mate/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) /

5. Orlando Magic — Luka Doncic (8.8% chance)

The Magic need a lot of help in a lot of different spots and finding a primary ball-handler may be where they focus if they land the top pick. Orlando traded away Elfrid Payton at the trade deadline last season, and veteran journeyman Shelvin Mack finished as their team-leader in assists per game. The Magic still have Bismack Biyombo and Nikola Vucevic on the roster for next season, and a super-interesting frontcourt logjam with Jonathan Isaac and Aaron Gordon.

The Magic would likely consider both Trae Young and Doncic here, both would bring a jolt of offensive energy, creation and shooting. However, Doncic seems like a bit more of a sure thing and his ability to defend on the wing gives Orlando the freedom to experiment with all sorts of archetypes at the shooting guard position. A Gordon-Isaac-Doncic small ball frontcourt has the potential to be very good defensively and create some run-and-gun excitement on offensive for a team that could sorely use some.

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