Moritz Wagner will also play for the Orlando Magic in the coming season. According to media reports, the Berliner will sign a new contract for two years in the coming days.
Josh Robbins reports from The Athletic. Nothing is known about the conditions at the moment, but it can be assumed that this is a minimum contract (approx. 1.7 million dollars annually).
The 24-year-old had joined the Magic during the season after the Boston Celtics fired him after just 9 games. Wagner had started the season in Washington, but the Wizards traded the Big Man by the deadline after 25 games to the Celtics.
In Orlando Wagner then got more playing time, in 11 games the Berliner averaged 11.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.8 blocks with odds of 40.9 percent from the field and 37.2 percent from the triple line. However, the competition for the 24-year-old is fierce, with Wendell Carter Jr., Robin Lopez and Mo Bamba there are already three more centers in the squad, while Jonathan Isaac and Chuma Okeke on the fourth are similar.
Wagner brothers are now playing together in Orlando
With the agreement, the reunion of the Wagner brothers is perfect. The Magic had already selected Moritz ‘brother Franz with the eighth pick in the draft a few days ago, the 19-year-old has already signed his rookie contract.
On the possibility that Franz could play with his brother in the coming season, the youngster said the following in an interview with SPOX: “That would be really nice. My parents would be really happy too.”
Moritz Wagner was not present at his brother’s draft because he was with the national team at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. There it ended in the quarterfinals against Slovenia for Luka Doncic. Wagner put on an average of 11.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in the four games with odds of 47.6 percent from the field and 50 percent from the triple line.
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