One of the best young basketball talents and younger brother of the Orlando Magic’s center/power forward, Moritz Wagner, Franz Wagner, is a German professional basketball player currently playing the position 3 for the Orlando Magic. He was considered a four-star college recruit by Rivals and 247Sports, and committed to play college basketball for Michigan in 2019.
Wagner missed the first few weeks of his college rookie season after he fractured his right wrist, but started showing his skill from the moment he made his debut by leading his team to win the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis. He played 55 games for his college and his impact was so vital that he started all 55 of those games. He averaged 12.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks per game with a gameplay average of 31.2 minutes per game. His performance earned him Big Ten All-Freshman Team Honor.
He played for Alba Berlin in the Basketball Bundesliga from 2017 to 2019, where he won Bundesliga Best German Young Player of 2019.
Average of Franz Wagner in the NBA
Franz Wagner has played 159 games in the NBA at an average of 31.7 minutes per game and scored an average of 16.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocks per game with a field goal percentage of 47.7%, a three-point percentage of 35.8% and a free throw percentage of 85.0%.
Franz Wagner Wingspan
Born on August 27, 2001, Franz Wagner stands at a staggering height of 6 ’10'' and has a wingspan of 7 ’0”. He played for Germany in the 2017 FIBA Under-16 European Championship and also helped his U18 team win gold in the Albert Schweitzer Tournament. They won the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time and Wagner was named to the All-FIBA World Cup Second Team.
Franz Wagner Position
Franz Wagner plays as a small forward for the Orlando Magics in the NBA. He was the eighth overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft and signed a four-year contract worth $22,781,932 with the Orlando Magic. His salary for the 2023-24 NBA season would be $5,508,720. His average annual salary would be $5,695,483. His salary would increase to $7,007,092 in the final years of the contract.
He proved his worth and scored freely and earned NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Week and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
FAQs
A. Franz Wagner is the younger brother of his Orlando Magic teammate Moritz Wagner.
A. Franz Wagner weighs 220 lbs or 100 kg
A. Franz Wagner has an astounding average of 17.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocks per game.
A. Franz Wagner is 22 years old, as of November 2023.
A. Franz Wagner signed a four-year contract worth $22,781,932 with the Orlando Magics where his average annual salary would be $5,695,483. His base salary would be $5,508,720 for the 2023-24 season.
