Moritz Wagner (basketball)

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Moritz Wagner
power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-04-26) April 26, 1997 (age 26)
Berlin, Germany
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
CollegeMichigan (2015–2018)
NBA draft2018: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career2014–2015; 2018–present
Career history
2014–2015Alba Berlin
2018–2019Los Angeles Lakers
2018→South Bay Lakers
2019–2021Washington Wizards
2021Boston Celtics
2021–presentOrlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Germany
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
FIBA Europe U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bulgaria
Team

Victor Moritz "Mo" Wagner (born April 26, 1997) is a German professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for Alba Berlin[1] before moving to the US to play college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines from 2015 through his junior season for the 2017–18 Wolverines team. Wagner entered his name for the 2017 NBA draft without hiring an agent, but withdrew and returned to Michigan. He was selected with the 25th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.

He was a 2018 All-Big Ten second team selection by both the coaches and the media. Following the season, he was the

2018 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament MVP helping the team earn the Big Ten tournament championship for the second time in a row. He was also named to the West Region All-Tournament Team and Final Four All-Tournament Team during the 2018 NCAA basketball tournament. He has represented the Germany national team. His younger brother Franz Wagner is also an NBA player as well as his teammate, playing small forward for the Orlando Magic
.

Early career

Wagner started his basketball career in the youth ranks of Alba Berlin. In 2013–14, Wagner played for the club's under-19 Bundesliga squad,[2] which won the German championship.[3] In 2014–15, he played on Alba Berlin's Bundesliga roster, appearing in four games of the German league, scoring 2.3 points per contest.[1] He also played in two Euroleague games during the 2014–15 season.[4]

College career

Wagner first came to the attention of University of Michigan head coach John Beilein in 2014 through an email from a former coaching acquaintance in Germany.[5] Wagner also used social contacts to forward a self-made highlight video to Beilein.[6] Ultimately, Beilein flew to Berlin to recruit Wagner.[5] In April 2015, Wagner announced his decision to attend the University of Michigan and play for the Michigan Wolverines.[7] By opting to go to college, he turned down an offer to play professionally.[8]

Freshman season

On March 16, 2016, in the First Four round of the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Michigan defeated Tulsa, 67–62. After blocking two shots all season, Wagner posted four blocks and had a season-high eight rebounds against Tulsa.[9][10]

Wagner in the paint for the 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines

Sophomore season

Wagner's five

1998.[12] On March 19, Wagner's career-high 26 points helped Michigan defeat Louisville 73–69 to advance to the Sweet 16 of the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[13][14] For the season, Wagner started all 38 games and averaged 12.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 39.5% on three-pointers.[15] He finished the season as the team's leading rebounder.[16] Following the season, he was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media.[17][18]

On April 10, 2017, both Wagner and teammate

NBA Draft Combine.[20] On April 30, 2017, Jeff Goodman of ESPN reported that he was invited to the NBA Draft Combine.[21] On May 24, 2017, Wagner decided to pull out of the 2017 draft and return to Michigan for the 2017–18 season.[22]

Junior season

Wagner for the 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines

Wagner was selected to the 2017 10-man preseason All-Big Ten team.[23] He was also one of two Big Ten players named to the 21-man Karl Malone Award watch list.[24] He was a preseason John R. Wooden Award and Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist honoree.[25][26]

On January 13, 2018, Wagner scored a career-high 27 points as Michigan defeated the fourth-ranked Michigan State Spartans 82–72 in East Lansing; Wagner shot 8-for-13 from the field, including 3-for-4 from three-point range and 8-for-8 from the free-throw line.[27][28] Following the 2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball regular season, Wagner had accumulated more three-point field goals (47) than any NCAA player 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) or taller and was a second team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and the media.[29][30]

On March 2, Michigan defeated

Most Outstanding Player.[37][38] In the 2018 tournament, Wagner averaged 15.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.[39]

Wagner, who averaged 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in the first four games of the

National Championship Game. Wagner recorded 16 points and seven rebounds, and was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team.[44][45] For the tournament he averaged 15.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.2 steals, while shooting 38.5% on his three-point shots.[46]

For the season, Wagner averaged 14.6 points and 7.1 rebounds and shot 52.8% overall and a team-best 39.4% on his three-point shots.[47] On March 21, Wagner became an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.[48] On April 14, 2018, Wagner announced that he would enter the 2018 NBA draft and hire an agent.[49][50] On May 1, Wagner signed with Roc Nation's Joe Branch, who has represented former Michigan teammate Caris LeVert.[51] Later that day, he received an invitation to the NBA draft combine.[52]

Professional career

Los Angeles Lakers (2018–2019)

On June 21, 2018, Wagner was selected with the 25th overall pick in the

Las Vegas Summer League.[55] He was sidelined for all of training camp and the preseason by the knee injury.[56] Wagner was assigned to the South Bay Lakers on rehab assignment on October 26.[57] Wagner made his G-League debut for the South Bay Lakers on November 3, scoring 17 points in 29 minutes in a 108–106 loss to the Stockton Kings.[58] He made his NBA debut on November 17 against the Orlando Magic.[59][60] On December 2, in a 120–96 victory against the Phoenix Suns, Wagner scored his first NBA points (a pair of free throws) and finished the game with 10 points.[61][62] On March 9, 2019, Wagner scored a season-high 22 points with six rebounds, three assists and a block in his first career start in a 107–120 loss to the Boston Celtics.[63]

Washington Wizards (2019–2021)

Wagner in 2019

On July 6, 2019, Wagner was traded to the

2020 NBA All-Star Weekend,[68] where he scored 16 points for the world team.[69]

Boston Celtics (2021)

On March 25, 2021, Wagner was traded to the Boston Celtics in a three-team trade involving the Chicago Bulls.[70] On March 26, Wagner made his debut for the Celtics in a 122–114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, finishing with three points and five rebounds across 10 minutes of play.[71][72] On April 16, he was waived by the Celtics.[73]

Orlando Magic (2021–present)

Wagner signed with the

2020-21 NBA season on April 27, 2021.[74] On April 28, he debuted for the Magic against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Wagner scored two points, grabbed two rebounds and dished out an assist across nine minutes in a 109–104 win.[75] On May 1, he logged a season-high 24 points in his third game with the Magic. Wagner knocked down a 3-pointer that tied the game at 109 with 1 minute and 16 seconds left to play, contributing to the Magic's 112–111 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.[76][77][78] On August 23, 2021, he re-signed with Orlando.[79]

On December 29, 2022, Wagner was suspended by the NBA for two games without pay due to an altercation with Detroit Pistons guard Killian Hayes the day before.[80]

On July 1, 2023, Wagner agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal to return to the Orlando Magic.[81]

National team career

Junior national team

Wagner won gold with the Germany U18 national team at the

2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[83]

Senior national team

Wagner helped Germany qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he earned the MVP award in the Olympic qualifying tournament in Split, Croatia.[84] During the event in Tokyo, he averaged 11 points per game.[85]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 L.A. Lakers 43 5 10.4 .415 .286 .811 2.0 .6 .3 .3 4.8
2019–20 Washington 43 5 18.6 .545 .313 .821 4.9 1.2 .6 .4 8.7
2020–21 Washington 25 13 15.0 .508 .310 .788 2.9 1.3 .9 .3 7.1
2020–21 Boston 9 1 8.3 .286 .333 .500 2.1 .7 .0 .1 1.2
2020–21 Orlando 11 10 26.0 .409 .372 .879 4.9 1.1 .4 .8 11.0
2021–22 Orlando 63 3 15.2 .497 .328 .806 3.7 1.4 .3 .2 9.0
2022–23 Orlando 57 18 19.5 .500 .313 .841 4.5 1.5 .6 .2 10.5
2023–24 Orlando 80 1 17.7 .601 .330 .814 4.3 1.2 .5 .3 10.9
Career 333 56 16.5 .521 .320 .820 3.9 1.2 .5 .3 8.8

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Michigan 30 0 8.6 .607 .167 .556 1.6 .1 .2 .2 2.9
2016–17 Michigan 38 38 23.9 .560 .395 .726 4.2 .5 1.0 .4 12.1
2017–18 Michigan 39 39 27.6 .528 .394 .694 7.1 .8 1.0 .5 14.6
Career 107 77 21.0 .547 .385 .698 4.5 .5 .8 .4 10.4

Personal life

Wagner has a younger brother Franz who is his teammate on the Orlando Magic, and played basketball for Michigan.[86][87][88]

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