Magic’s Franz Wagner building preseason debut vs. Spurs

Second-12 months ahead Franz Wagner will be offered for the Orlando Magic’s Thursday preseason matchup at the San Antonio Spurs.

Wagner, who was named to the All-Rookie 1st group and concluded fourth (two third-area votes) in voting for Rookie of the Year that was awarded to Toronto Raptors ahead Scottie Barnes, sat out of the Magic’s preseason-opening reduction to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.

He’s expected to commence alongside Wendell Carter Jr. and Paolo Banchero, in the No. 1 decide in June’s NBA draft, in the frontcourt for the very first time.

“You have guys that can guard multiple positions, but also, you have three youthful men who can make fantastic choices,” mentor Jamahl Mosley claimed soon after Thursday’s shootaround. “They’re all ball movers. They comprehend the place fellas are on the floor and they are inclined passers. That is these kinds of a terrific combination to set out on the flooring for us.”

That trio has the likely to be the Magic’s extensive-time period starting frontcourt.

“The sky is the limit,” Carter reported of the trio. “Franz is a player who performs the proper way. He plays to acquire. It’s actually easy actively playing with Franz. It’s P’s initially 12 months, so he’s likely to go via stuff that all rookies go as a result of. But at the exact time, he’s a phenomenal player and he also performs to win. So, it is pretty uncomplicated when you are participating in with men who all have the same aim in brain.”

Markelle Fultz (toe), Gary Harris (still left knee rehabilitation), Jonathan Isaac (remaining knee rehabilitation), and Admiral Schofield (left knee contusion) keep on being sidelined.

The Magic are checking Wagner’s preseason workload soon after a thirty day period-extensive, summer months operate with Germany men’s national basketball staff, which bundled playing in friendlies, 2023 FIBA Planet Cup Qualifiers and EuroBasket 2022 — a match in which Germany received the bronze medal just after defeating Poland on Sept. 18 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin.

Wagner averaged 15.2 factors, 4 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 26.6 minutes (9 online games) in EuroBasket.

Orlando will enjoy the Mavericks in Dallas on Friday to wrap up the again-to-back.

“We’ll make guaranteed he’s working his way again the appropriate way,” Mosley instructed the Orlando Sentinel. “It’s going to be [about] how his entire body responds to that initially sport more than just about anything.”

The Magic conclude their preseason slate with home game titles vs. the Grizzlies (Oct. 11) and Cleveland Cavaliers (Oct. 14).

This tale will be updated.

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