“Such a loss for Orlando Magic” Franz Wagner gets bad news amid wild EuroBasket run with Germany
Franz Wagner
The NBA team Orlando Magic suffered a huge loss before the beginning of 2022-2023 season. Their rookie youngster Franz Wagner suffered an injury during Germany’s EuroBasket game against Montenegro on Saturday. Things aren’t looking good for him, especially with the new NBA season about to begin and he might be out for a prolonged period of time.
The news was reported by Khobi Price of ‘Orlando Sentinel’ stating that Germany’s head coach Gordon Herbert gave out the news of Wagner’s injury. Franz sustained an ankle injury during the third quarter of the game against Montenegro after he landed on a defender’s foot following a 3-point shot. Coach Herbert, with much of disappointment admitted that his injury seems to be pretty bad. Germany has their quarterfinal game scheduled on Tuesday, and it seems difficult that Franz will turn up for his national team.
The Germans will be facing the winner of the Greece vs. Czech Republic game in the quarter-finals of the EuroBasket tournament. The NBA’s rising star is one of the best players on the German roster, averaging 15.8 points on 51.5 percent shooting from the field. Against Montenegro, he played fiercely and led his team with full force until his fall on the court, which speaks volumes on how impactful he is to the squad.
Franz Wagner made his debut in the 2021-2022 NBA season
The 21-year-old rising star from Germany was selected with the eighth pick in the 2021 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic in the league. He played 79 games in 2021-2022 NBA season with an average of 30.7 MPG, 4.9 RPG, .354% 3P, .4BPG, .9 SPG, 2.9 APG, .863% FT, 15.2 PPG. Wagner posted his first NBA double-double with a career-high 11 rebounds and 14 points along with 6 assists against the Brooklyn Nets. He put up a career-high 38 points in a 127–110 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Wagner was named the NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in December. Franz Wagner was named in the NBA All-Rookie First Team following his sensational performance in his debut season in the NBA league.
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