1 day Ago By Reign Amurao, Hardwood Heroics
Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner found himself a new fan in former NBA player Chandler Parsons on Friday’s episode of “Run It Back.” Parsons was high on Wagner, who had 37 points against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Wagner led the team to a 119-118 win over the Lakers, including a game-clinching 3-pointer following a missed free throw from Anthony Davis .
Over the past 12 games, the German forward has had double-digit scoring. With his recent performance, Parsons predicts the young forward will earn his first All-Star selection this season. “ Franz Wagner is on his way to his first All-Star this year,” Parsons said.
“You can go ahead and book that. This kid is an absolute stud. He’s 6-10, he can do it all, he’s one of these stars that’s low maintenance that, he’s never going to take a bad shot.
Almost to a — it’s a good thing because he doesn’t really have that creation yet. Doesn’t really have that KD, kind of one on one, go get a bucket. He just plays the right way.
” Franz Wagner is on his way to be an all-star pic.twitter.com/yB90ZaZhnj — Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) November 22, 2024 Wagner has played 17 games this season, averaging 23.
2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
This is the first time the 6-foot-10 forward has averaged at least 20 points. Parsons went on to credit the Magic for the work they’ve done early in the season. Especially without Paolo Banchero , who’s out due to a torn oblique.
“This team is awesome. They had great pickups like, KCP, Jonathan Isaac is healthy. Things are going realy well for this team.
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They’re gonna ruin a lot of good teams’ nights. They’re going to win a lot of games just on playing hard.” “They’re bought in to Jamahl Mosley.
They have two up and coming studs...
They’re not the most talented team but they play hard and they’re bought in to whatever Mosley is telling them.” How has Franz Wagner played this season? Franz Wagner has turned up the switch with how he’s played since Benchero’s injury. This season, he’s only had two games where he didn’t score at least 10 points .
The German forward has had four games with 30 or more points, with their Thursday game against the Lakers being his highest point production. Wagner has eight games with at least 20 points. At a rapid pace, the Magic forward is upping his offensive output.
He’s knocking down 47.2% of his field goals and 35% of his 3-pointers. The 23-year-old star is attempting the most shots from deep in his career with 6.
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