The German basketball brothers Wagner are now playing in the same NBA team. After Franz was drawn by the Orlando Magic in the draft, Moe signed a new contract in Florida.
The hopes of basketball player Franz Wagner (19) have come true. Together with his older brother Moritz (24), the small forward will play for Orlando Magic in the coming NBA season. According to media reports, Moe Wagner and the Florida team have agreed on a two-year contract. Previously, Orlando Franz Wagner had moved to eighth place in this year’s Draft talent lottery and provided him with a contract.
His older brother Moritz landed with the Magic late last season after the Boston Celtics split from him. Wagner had previously moved from the Washington Wizards to Boston. For Orlando he played eleven games, ten of them as a starter, and averaged eleven points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists.
Before the draft, Franz had expressed the wish to run into his brother. “He’s a pain in the ass … sorry – playing against him is really hard,” said the younger Wagner brother.
Moritz last worked at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. With the German national team, the native of Berlin reached the quarter-finals, which the team of national coach Henrik Rödl lost against European champions Slovenia (70:94).
