<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/magic-news-jamahl-mosley-bold-lebron-james-kevin-durant-comparison-paolo-banchero-franz-wagner');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley drops bold LeBron James, Kevin Durant comparison for Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/news-jamahl-mosley-drops-bold-lebron-james-kevin-durant-comparison-for-paolo-banchero-franz-wagner.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley drops bold LeBron James, Kevin Durant comparison for Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-20T11:05:20-07:00">September 20th, 11:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-20T11:05:20-07:00">September 20th, 11:05am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic have a lot of young talent on their roster currently, and it’s clear that of that group, Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-franz-wagner-reacts-to-winning-fiba-world-cup-alongside-brother-moritz" rel="noopener">leading the way</a>. Banchero and Wagner have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/usa-basketball-fiba-world-cup-new-zealand-paolo-banchero" rel="noopener">tons of potential</a> that they began to tap into last season, but ahead of the 2023-24 season, their head coach Jamahl Mosley dropped a wild comparison for the duo that will certainly raise eyebrows.</p><p>Everybody loves to compare rising stars to established big name players, which is something that has happened frequently to Banchero and Wagner. While some of these comparisons can get a little crazy, it seems like their own coach in Mosley provided one of the more <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/magic-jamahl-mosley-paolo-banchero-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-carmelo-anthony-allen-iverson-dirk-nowitzki/" rel="noopener">wild comparisons</a> the two young stars have likely ever seen about themselves, with LeBron James and Kevin Durant being mentioned among a large list of stars.</p><p>“Because the game has changed so much over the years with players getting more talented and higher IQs, you have to give combinations. Paolo is a combination of Carmelo (Anthony), LeBron (James) and (Jayson) Tatum. There are different combinations of things they possess. The passing skills. The ability to score in different areas. The power that they possess. Franz is between a mixture of Khris Middleton, Kawhi (Leonard) and Kevin Durant in the footwork. There are so many aspects these guys take from each one of those guys. You don’t want to label them as just this or that person. There’s a combination of each one that they possess because they study the game and they watch all these great players.” – Jamahl Mosley, HoopsHype</p><p>Talk about a bold comparison. Mosley doesn’t opt to just single out one great player, but a list of great players for each of his own budding stars. Banchero and Wagner are good, but nobody other than Mosley is comparing than to James or Durant just yet. This is a crazy take from Mosley, but who knows, maybe Banchero and Wagner will make him look like a genius for these comments once the Magic’s 2023-24 season gets underway.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley drops bold LeBron James, Kevin Durant comparison for Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/magic-news-franz-wagner-reacts-to-winning-fiba-world-cup-alongside-brother-moritz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic young gun Franz Wagner reacts to winning FIBA World Cup alongside brother Moritz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Magic-news-Franz-Wagner-reacts-to-winning-FIBA-World-Cup-alongside-brother-Moritz.jpeg"></figure><h1>Magic young gun Franz Wagner reacts to winning FIBA World Cup alongside brother Moritz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-10T16:33:07-07:00">September 10th, 4:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-10T16:33:07-07:00">September 10th, 4:33pm</time><address><a>James Salmon</a>James is a published author, sports writer and editor from Melbourne, Australia. 'Sport's Greatest Statistical Anomalies' is his book, and aside from being a BRILLIANT read, is testament to his love of all things sport, and in particular stats. A Nets fan, James yearns for the days of yesteryear, when playoffs were all but irrelevant and the likes of Caris Levert and Jarrett Allen were running the show.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There are very few basketballers who get to win a World Cup during their careers; even fewer get to do so alongside their brother. On <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/serbia-germany-prediction-odds-pick-watch-fiba-world-cup-final" rel="noopener">Sunday evening in Manila</a>, Franz Wagner – along with his brother Mo – <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fiba-world-cup-news-dirk-nowitzki-immediate-reaction-germany-beating-serbia-win-gold" rel="noopener">did just that</a>.</p><p>“It’s special,” Wagner <a href="https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fibawc/1552106/franz-wagner-feels-surreal-becoming-a-world-champion-with-his-brother/" rel="noopener">said when asked</a> about how it felt to win the FIBA World Cup together after Germany’s 83-77 win over Serbia. “Special to have our parents here too. This is so surreal, it doesn’t make sense that we are both on this team and we can enjoy it.”</p><p>Franz Wagner played a significant role in the victory, compiling 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, while brother Mo had 8 points and 4 rebounds. The result marked a happy ending to what had been an up and down tournament for Franz. He enjoyed a strong start in Germany’s opening game but injured an ankle and missed the next four games as a result. Upon returning against Latvia in the quarter-finals, however, he’s been in the top couple of players for his team alongside Dennis Schroder, averaging 19 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists.</p><p>Following their victory in the Philippines, the Wagner brothers will shortly head back to Orlando, where of course they’ve both played for the Magic for the last couple of seasons. They are a long way off winning anything much there there, having finished in the bottom three in the Eastern Conference in each of those two seasons, but with Franz in particular in the fray alongside the likes of Paolo Banchero, a new and improved Markelle Fultz, and Jonathan Isaac if he can ever get healthy, the potential for Orlando to climb their way up the standings is well and truly there. The Wagners, and Magic fans, will be hoping that this is just the first of many pieces of silverware throughout their careers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic young gun Franz Wagner reacts to winning FIBA World Cup alongside brother Moritz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/magic-news-franz-wagner-injury-update-fiba-world-cup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic star Franz Wagner gets critical injury update after FIBA World Cup injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Magic-news-Franz-Wagner-gets-critical-injury-update-after-FIBA-World-Cup-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic star Franz Wagner gets critical injury update after FIBA World Cup injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-26T19:15:10-07:00">August 26th, 7:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-26T19:15:10-07:00">August 26th, 7:15pm</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, and Gaming. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">FIBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Germany got off to a great start with their campaign during the FIBA World Cup, beating down Japan to a pulp. However, the game wasn’t all great for them: Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/germany-franz-wagner-ankle-injury-japan" rel="noopener">suffered an injury</a> during their game. Wagner’s injured ankle forced him to miss the rest of the game. With a matchup against Australia looming, Germany’s team doctor <a href="https://www.espn.com.au/olympics/story/_/id/38262703/australia-vs-germany-fiba-world-cup-preview-boomers-find-answer-germany-bigs-question" rel="noopener">gave an update</a> on Wagner’s injury, per ESPN.</p><p>“We were able to rule out serious injuries (for Magic forward Franz Wagner),” Germany’s team doctor, Oliver Putz, said on Saturday. “Nothing is broken, torn, or anything like this; things that would end the FIBA World Cup for him. Franz feels better this morning than yesterday. We did another MRI this morning. But, the problem is that we don’t have the imaging yet, so we can’t say exactly what’s hurt yet.”</p><p>The younger Wagner has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-franz-wagner-gets-bad-news-amid-wild-eurobasket-run-with-germany" rel="noopener">a revelation for the Magic</a> over the last two years. The Magic forward averaged 16.9 points in his first two seasons in the NBA (including an 18.6 PPG season last year). At 6’10 with the skills of a wing, Wagner continued to be a nightmare matchup for the Japanese team as a member of Germany’s squad.</p><p>Germany will be facing off against the Australia Boomers in the first round of the FIBA World Cup. Germany boasts a lineup with the Magic forward’s older brother Mo Wagner, as well as Raptors guard Dennis Schroder and Rockets center Daniel Theis. Meanwhile, Australia will trot out a roster with Thunder sensation Josh Giddey, Hawks guard Patty Mills, and Blazers forward Matisse Thybulle. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top of this matchup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic star Franz Wagner gets critical injury update after FIBA World Cup injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/germany-franz-wagner-ankle-injury-japan');   ga('set', 'title', 'Germany star Franz Wagner suffers ankle injury in win over Japan');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FIBA-World-Cup-news-Germany-star-Franz-Wagner-suffers-ankle-injury-in-win-over-Japan.jpg"></figure><h1>Germany star Franz Wagner suffers ankle injury in win over Japan</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-25T08:26:00-07:00">August 25th, 8:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-25T08:26:00-07:00">August 25th, 8:26am</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2023-fiba-world-cup-odds-germany-japan-prediction-pick-how-watch" rel="noopener">Germany started group play</a> in the 2023 FIBA World Cup with a win over Japan Friday, but it might’ve come at a cost. Orlando Magic forward and Germany star Franz Wagner suffered an ankle injury in the 81-63 win. An MRI will give the team a better understanding of how <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-franz-wagner-exits-after-suffering-ankle-injury-vs-knicks" rel="noopener">Franz Wagner’s injury</a> will affect his availability in the coming FIBA World Cup games, according to Germany coach Gordie Herbert.</p><p>It’s possible that the injury is minor and won’t cost Wagner any playing time. Herbert <a href="https://twitter.com/therealBeede/status/1695082469165310412">described</a> the injury as a “slight sprained ankle,” via the Orlando Sentinel’s Jason Beede. Franz will get two days to rest before Germany plays Australia Sunday morning.</p><p>Before leaving the win against Japan with a few minutes left in regulation, Wagner had 10 points, six rebounds and five assists. Wagner’s brother and teammate with the Magic, Mo Wagner, scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds.</p><p>Franz Wagner dealt with multiple ankle injuries last season but only missed two games. In his second season with the Magic, Wagner averaged 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.</p><p>Germany’s path to the knockout round in the World Cup includes playing in what might be the most difficult group. Japan is considered to be the worst team in Group E. Australia and Finland are expected to challenge Germany in their next two games. Germany is scheduled to end group play with a matchup against Finland Tuesday morning.</p><p>Germany <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/team-usa-news-steve-kerr-anthony-edwards-truth-bomb-clutch-dominance-germany" rel="noopener">nearly beat Team USA</a> in their last exhibition contest. Led by 34 points from Anthony Edwards, Team USA mounted a comeback to beat Germany 99-91.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Germany star Franz Wagner suffers ankle injury in win over Japan

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/magic-news-franz-wagner-exits-after-suffering-ankle-injury-vs-knicks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Franz Wagner exits after suffering ankle injury in Magic vs. Knicks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Franz-Wagner-Magic.jpg"></figure><h1>Franz Wagner exits after suffering ankle injury in Magic vs. Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-23T19:30:15-07:00">March 23rd, 7:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-23T19:31:21-07:00">March 23rd, 7:31pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner suffered a lower-body injury in the second half of Thursday night’s home game against the visiting New York Knicks.</p><p>The injury forced Franz Wagner to leave the game, with the team later <a href="https://twitter.com/Magic_PR/status/1639072854955409408" rel="noopener">announcing</a> that he was done for the rest of the contest.</p><p><i>“INJURY UPDATE: @OrlandoMagic forward Franz Wagner will not return tonight vs. New York due to a left ankle sprain.”</i></p><p>Franz Wagner was having a good game before suffering the injury. He left with 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field with six assists, three rebounds, two steals, and a block in 32 minutes of action. Despite Wagner leaving the game, the Magic still found a way to stave off the Knicks and score a 111-106 victory.</p><p>Paolo Banchero led the way for the Magic with 21 points, while Cole Anthony came off the bench and fired a total of 18 points.</p><p>With that win, the Magic added some hope to their chances to make at least the Play-in Tournament. They are currently 13th in the Eastern Conference standings with a 31-43 record m still four games out of the top 10 in the East.</p><p>Orlando has won three of its last four games and both its last two. It will look to keep its momentum this coming Sunday at home versus the Brooklyn Nets, hopefully with Franz Wagner healthy enough to give it a go.</p><p>In case Wagner is forced to sit out that game, the Magic will have more on the plates of Banchero, Anthony, and Markelle Fultz.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Franz Wagner exits after suffering ankle injury in Magic vs. Knicks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/magic-news-is-franz-wagner-playing-vs-spurs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic stud Franz Wagner’s final injury status vs. Spurs, revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Magic-news-Is-Franz-Wagner-playing-vs.jpeg"></figure><h1>Magic stud Franz Wagner’s final injury status vs. Spurs, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-14T16:07:39-07:00">March 14th, 4:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-14T16:07:09-07:00">March 14th, 4:07pm</time><address><a>Jesse Cinquini</a>23-year-old aspiring sports journalist. Associate NBA editor at ClutchPoints. Staff Writer at SB Nation's CelticsBlog and The Knicks Wall.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner put together a solid two-way performance in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-odds-heat-vs-magic-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-3-11-2023" rel="noopener">Saturday’s contest</a> against the Miami Heat. He scored 17 points — on 7-for-10 shooting from the field — grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out six assists in a game the Magic went on to win in overtime by a final score of 126-114. So when the Magic visit the AT&amp;T Center on Tuesday night to play <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2020-nba-draft-devin-vassell-selected-by-spurs-with-no-11-pick" rel="noopener">Devin Vassell</a>, Tre Jones, and the San Antonio Spurs, every Magic fan under the sun will want to know: <b>Is Franz Wagner playing tonight vs. the Spurs?</b></p><h2>Franz Wagner injury status vs. Spurs</h2><p>The Magic initially had Wagner <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2023-03-14_03PM.pdf" rel="noopener">listed as questionable</a> for Tuesday’s game due to an ankle injury, per the NBA’s official injury report. Wagner, however, was <a href="https://twitter.com/Dan_Savage/status/1635770675892998149" rel="noopener">upgraded to available</a> just before tipoff.</p><p>In other injury news relevant to the Magic, Jonathan Isaac (left adductor) will remain out for Orlando.</p><p>Franz Wagner, 21, is in his second year in the NBA and as a member of the Magic franchise. He’s averaging 18.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game across 67 appearances this season (all starts).</p><p>The German native is scoring the ball with great efficiency in the 2022-23 campaign, at least by his standards — Wagner’s current 48.8% field-goal percentage is a personal best.</p><p>Expect the Magic to beat the Spurs on the road on Tuesday, especially with Wagner now in the lineup. After all, the Spurs have struggled to win games at home all season, as they own an 11-23 home record, the third-worst in the league. But with regard to the question, <b>Is Franz Wagner playing tonight vs. the Spurs</b>, the answer is yes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic stud Franz Wagner’s final injury status vs. Spurs, revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/magic-news-franz-wagner-reacts-to-brother-moes-dust-up-with-killian-hayes');   ga('set', 'title', 'Franz Wagner reacts to brother Moe’s dust-up with Killian Hayes');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Moe-and-Franz.jpg"></figure><h1>Franz Wagner reacts to brother Moe’s dust-up with Killian Hayes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-28T19:52:48-08:00">December 28th, 7:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-28T19:52:48-08:00">December 28th, 7:52pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-killian-hayes-throws-dangerous-punch-moe-wagner-heated-altercation" rel="noopener">Tempers flared up</a> during the game between the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic on Wednesday the resulted in Pistons wing Killian Hayes throwing a punch to the back of Magic forward Moe Wagner after Moe shoved Hayes into the sideline while they both chased down a loose ball. Moe Wagner was assessed a flagrant two foul and ejected as was Hayes and Pistons wing Hamidou Diallo. While the NBA will no doubt hand down punishments, after the game, Moe’s brother and teammate Franz Wagner <a href="https://twitter.com/BallyMagic/status/1608301489335996416?s=20&amp;t=bKwozVUkRG-xnMW9GC5QqQ" rel="noopener">implored</a> the NBA to consider everything when making a final decision.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Franz Wagner said he has gotten a chance to speak with his brother Moe.</p><p>"He's doing alright. I know that's the last thing he wanted to do. I think people will hopefully see that and determine what's right." <a href="https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OrlandoMagic</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MagicTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MagicTogether</a> <a href="https://t.co/e2sl4kHTFc">pic.twitter.com/e2sl4kHTFc</a></p><p>— Bally Sports Florida: Magic (@BallyMagic) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallyMagic/status/1608301489335996416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“People are going to look at the film and obviously determine what’s right to do,” Franz Wagner said. “It’s tough for us seeing, especially in front of that bench, seeing one of our teammates have that happen to him.”</p><p>During the altercation, several Magic players left the bench and came down to the Pistons side of the court. Per NBA policy, leaving the bench during an altercation has resulted in an automatic suspension. But Franz remarked that this was no ordinary situation regarding potential altercations.</p><p>“Normally something like that happens on the court and not in front of one of the other benches,” Franz Wagner said. “I think that’s part of our worry as teammates is that you don’t want your teammate alone amongst the whole other team.”</p><p>Coming into the game, Franz Wagner had been putting up 19.7 points per game, 4.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists while Moe Wagner was putting up 12.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Franz Wagner reacts to brother Moe’s dust-up with Killian Hayes

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/magic-news-franz-wagner-reveals-paolo-bancheros-best-trait-that-impressed-him-the-most/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic forward Franz Wagner reveals Paolo Banchero’s best trait that impressed him the most');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Franz-Wagner-Paolo-Banchero-Orlando-Magic.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic forward Franz Wagner reveals Paolo Banchero’s best trait that impressed him the most</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-09-28T08:09:56-07:00">September 28th, 8:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-09-28T08:10:31-07:00">September 28th, 8:10am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>a film enthusiast. loves horror &amp; the coming of age genre. end goal is to write for movies &amp; tv series</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic were blessed by the lottery gods in the most recent NBA Draft after they won the first overall pick. The Magic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2022-nba-draft-news-magic-select-paolo-banchero-with-no-1-pick-in-2022-nba-draft/">proceeded to draft</a> Paolo Banchero, the 6’10, 250-pound forward who impressed many with his offensive arsenal at the ripe young age of 19. Banchero showed out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-paolo-banchero-breaks-silence-on-being-shut-down-for-summer-league/">in his short stint</a> during Summer League, averaging 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists, looking like a man amongst boys even as he mostly competed against players older than him. But with training camp having begun, teammate Franz Wagner was more impressed with what Banchero showed off the court.</p><p><a href="https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/2022/09/27/magic-paolo-banchero-training-camp-practice/">According to USA Today</a>, Franz Wagner loved just how much Paolo Banchero was willing to learn from the Magic coaching staff.</p><p>“I think his maturity. I think he is very focused. He listens very well. He is very coachable,” Wagner said. “I think those are the first things (that stand out). I think with his talent and the body he has, I think that is the most important thing. He is coachable and willing to listen to people. I think the sky is the limit if he has all of those things.”</p><p>If there’s anyone <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-magic-rookie-franz-wagners-monster-night-hits-milestone-franchise-hasnt-seen-in-31-years/">who knows how to succeed</a> as a rookie, it’s Franz Wagner, who is coming off <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-paolo-banchero-orlando-fans-will-get-hyped-after-franz-wagner-goes-off-in-eurobasket/">a solid Eurobasket campaign</a> in Germany after averaging 15.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in his first season in the NBA. However, expectations will be much more different for Paolo Banchero as the first overall pick. Banchero will be looked upon as the franchise savior, but if Wagner’s evaluation of him is anything to go by, then Banchero is well-positioned to rise to the challenge of restoring the Magic to their former glory.</p><p>However, Magic fans should expect growing pains from Banchero, especially when he’s just a teenager. In fact, Banchero even admitted that transitioning from collegiate and Summer League competition to the real deal will take a lot of adjustments on his part, even if he’s confident in his ability to do so with flying colors.</p><p>“It is a lot faster (with) a lot of bigger, more athletic players. That is a little bit of an adjustment but I’ve been playing against these guys all summer so I’ve adjusted. I’m just looking forward to going against somebody else next week (in preseason games),” Banchero said.</p><p>Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, and the Magic will open their preseason campaign against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, October 3, at 8 PM ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic forward Franz Wagner reveals Paolo Banchero’s best trait that impressed him the most

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic rising star Franz Wagner gets bad news amid wild EuroBasket run with Germany');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Franz-Wagner-gets-bad-news-amid-wild-EuroBasket-run-with-Germany.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic rising star Franz Wagner gets bad news amid wild EuroBasket run with Germany</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-09-10T20:51:47-07:00">September 10th, 8:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-09-10T20:52:42-07:00">September 10th, 8:52pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic youngster Franz Wagner suffered an injury during Germany’s EuroBasket game against Montenegro on Saturday, and things aren’t looking good for him.</p><p>According to Germany head coach Gordon Herbert, as reported by <a href="https://twitter.com/khobi_price/status/1568675852212400128" rel="noopener">Khobi Price of Orlando Sentinel</a>, Wagner sustained an ankle injury during the third quarter of the game after he landed on a defender’s foot following a 3-point shot. Unfortunately, Coach Herbert admitted that the injury is “pretty bad.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Germany head coach Gordon Herbert says Franz Wagner has a "pretty bad sprain" after rolling his right ankle on a defender's foot on the 3-point attempt during the 3Q of Germany-Montenegro. <a href="https://t.co/AqMppz3d5Q">https://t.co/AqMppz3d5Q</a></p><p>— Khobi Price (@khobi_price) <a href="https://twitter.com/khobi_price/status/1568675852212400128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Germany has their quarterfinal game scheduled on Tuesday, and considering the update on Franz Wagner, it seems unlikely he’ll be able to suit up for the national team.</p><p>The Germans will be facing the winner of the Greece vs. Czech Republic game, and if Wagner does end up sitting out, it’ll be problematic for them. The Magic rising star is actually <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-paolo-banchero-orlando-fans-will-get-hyped-after-franz-wagner-goes-off-in-eurobasket/" rel="noopener">one of the best players on the roster</a>, averaging 15.8 points on 51.5 percent shooting from the field. Against Montenegro, he was a team-high +15 on the box score, which speaks volumes on how impactful he is to the squad.</p><p>Of course there is a chance that Wagner plays, but it comes with plenty of risks. Not to mention that the 2022-23 NBA season is nearing.</p><p>Here’s to hoping that Wagner’s injury is not as several as Herbert initially thought and that he recovers sooner rather than later. He has been sensational, and there are high expectations he’ll make a huge leap in the upcoming NBA campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rising star Franz Wagner gets bad news amid wild EuroBasket run with Germany

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic rookie Franz Wagner’s monster night hits milestone franchise hasn’t seen in 31 years');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Franz-Wagner_s-monster-night-hits-milestone-franchise-hasn_t-seen-in-31-years.jpeg"></figure><h1>Magic rookie Franz Wagner’s monster night hits milestone franchise hasn’t seen in 31 years</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-28T19:58:31-08:00">December 28th, 7:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-31T11:23:59-08:00">December 31st, 11:23am</time><address><a>Justin Bell</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic rookie Franz Wagner had the game of his young <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-players-the-celtics-must-move-at-the-2022-nba-trade-deadline/">NBA</a> career on Tuesday night, becoming the first Magic rookie in 31 years to score 30 points in a game and shoot 50 percent from the field, 50 percent from three, and 100 percent from the free-throw line. The Magic youngster did so in a 127-110 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><p>The last to do so before Wagner was Dennis Scott way back in the year 1990. While most of you were not even born yet, Dennis Scott was getting his buckets. But that was 31 years ago and Tuesday night was about the kid from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Wagner_(basketball)#Recruiting">Germany</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Franz Wagner tonight:</p><p>38 PTS (career high)<br>7 REB<br>12-20 FG<br>4-8 3P<br>10-10 FT</p><p>He’s the first Magic rookie with a 30-point game on 50/50/100% shooting since Dennis Scott in 1990. <a href="https://t.co/BAO29vDSLC" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/BAO29vDSLC</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1476020239502512129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 29, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/6550/?fr=yhssrp_catchall">Coming into this game,</a> Wagner was averaging 15.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game and shooting 44 percent from the field, 35 percent from three, and 85 percent from the free-throw line so far on the 2021 season. Those numbers would normally have him in the rookie of the year conversation, and he still might be, but that title must go to Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley at the moment.</p><p>Who knows? Maybe a super-strong finish to the last 60 percent of the season will propel Wagner into the award, and if he does, it will likely be this game that we all look back upon as the springboard for Wagner’s ascension to the top of the rookie rankings. It could also turn out to be just a blip on the radar of what turns out to be a good-but-not-great season. It all will be determined by how Wagner handles the success of this game and uses it to either take a step forward or take a step back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rookie Franz Wagner’s monster night hits milestone franchise hasn’t seen in 31 years

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Franz Wagner stat proves Magic forward is a Rookie of the Year candidate');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Magic-Franz-Wagner.jpeg"></figure><h1>Franz Wagner stat proves Magic forward is a Rookie of the Year candidate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-23T19:00:08-08:00">December 23rd, 7:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-23T19:00:08-08:00">December 23rd, 7:00pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | Victor Cruz and RJ Barrett are my GOATs</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a Rookie of the Year discourse dominated by <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-cavs-evan-mobley-sets-record-not-seen-since-lebron-james-17-years-ago/">Evan Mobley</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-reacts-to-being-guarded-by-kevin-durant/">Scottie Barnes</a>, Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner is getting a bit overlooked. Mobley and Barnes are worthy candidates but so is Wagner, the eighth overall pick in last year’s draft.</p><p>Wagner’s two-way skills give him a strong case in the Rookie of the Year race. So does the following stat that shows his consistency: he is the only rookie to score double digits in 15 straight games.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The only NBA rookie this season to post 15 consecutive games scoring 10+ points…</p><p>🪄 Franz Wagner 🪄 <a href="https://t.co/vT3mR4bQMq" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/vT3mR4bQMq</a></p><p>— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic/status/1474200483384360962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Wagner has had his share of <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1465504711289675782?s=20">impressive games</a> and overall solid play, which should give him some buzz amongst the NBA landscape. He is averaging 14.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists and has appeared in all of Orlando’s 32 games to this point. In the month of December, he has been really shining.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Franz Wagner in the month of December:</p><p>17.4 PTS<br>5.7 REB<br>4.1 AST<br>48% FG<br>40% 3P<br>87.1% FT <a href="https://t.co/jTGq38HX9D" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/jTGq38HX9D</a></p><p>— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1473727246338768900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Magic may not win many games this year — they have won just seven so far, the second-fewest in the Eastern Conference — but that doesn’t mean this season isn’t important for them. Giving Wagner and other young players the green light will allow them to develop their skills and comfort at the NBA level quicker. While his on-ball scoring repertoire wasn’t seen as his greatest asset as a prospect, Wagner has shown he has some slick moves in his arsenal.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Franz Wagner is doing cone drills in the live game 🔥</p><p>Making it look too easy! 👀<a href="https://t.co/3N7qA5B0Aq" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/3N7qA5B0Aq</a></p><p>— Magic Nation (@MagicNationCP) <a href="https://twitter.com/MagicNationCP/status/1473838472473444352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Whether Wagner will garner serious attention for Rookie of the Year is up to voters in the media. Even if he doesn’t, he can still have a great rookie season.</p><p>Jalen Suggs, the fourth overall pick in last year’s draft, was perceived to be the key player for the Magic’s rebuild. He still very well could be, but Wagner’s strong play and continuing improvement show he can be one as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Franz Wagner stat proves Magic forward is a Rookie of the Year candidate

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner already face threat of hilarious rookie hazing with Magic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Magic-Jalen-Suggs-Franz-Wagner-Robin-Lopez.jpg"></figure><h1>Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner already face threat of hilarious rookie hazing with Magic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-28T22:52:41-07:00">September 28th, 10:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-28T22:52:41-07:00">September 28th, 10:52pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo is a freelance writer, TV producer, and news editor based in Manila, Philippines.  He will debate anyone to death that Penny Hardaway is the real GOAT, and he will work for pizza.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Only three things are certain in the NBA: 1. LeBron James, 2. Kevin Durant has a burner Twitter account, and 3. Rookies will always get embarrassed by their veteran teammates. Just ask Orlando Magic newcomers Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner.</p><p>The latest additions <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic/roster">to the Magic roster</a> will soon experience their dreaded rookie hazing courtesy of Robin Lopez. The journeyman center, who was also acquired by the Magic in the offseason, hilariously <a href="https://twitter.com/rolopez42?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">revealed on Twitter</a> on Tuesday the extreme punishment Suggs and Wagner will have to go through under his watch.</p><blockquote>“I’ve decided to haze the Magic rookies by making them get me the newest issues of National Geographic, Popular Science, and The New Yorker when they come out and we’re going to have a little magazine club and talk about what we’ve read. It will be delightful and you can’t join.”</blockquote><p>Let’s just say it’s very, um, Robin Lopez-y.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I've decided to haze the Magic rookies by making them get me the newest issues of National Geographic, Popular Science and The New Yorker when they come out and we're going to have a little magazine club and talk about what we've read.</p><p>It will be delightful and you can't join.</p><p>— Robin Lopez (@rolopez42) <a href="https://twitter.com/rolopez42/status/1442606306460844033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The 33-year-old Lopez has always been eccentric characters. He is a self-confessed geek and reading the New Yorker, National Geographic, and Popular Science is right up his alley. Now, the Magic neophytes will witness it first-hand. Suggs and Wagner need to brush up on a wide range of topics real soon.</p><p>Lopez is expected to play a pivotal role for the Magic, who will field a very young roster featuring a core of Suggs, Cole Anthony, RJ Hampton, and Wendell Carter Jr. Key pieces in Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Fultz are still sidelined, but they’re also relatively young guns as well.</p><p>So Lopez, entering his 14th season, will have to make the Magic rookies play hard—with or without reading materials.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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