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Orlando Magic | #21 | Forward-Center

Moritz Wagner

PPG

12.9

RPG

4.9

APG

1.4

HEIGHT

6'11" (2.11m)

WEIGHT

245lb (111kg)

COUNTRY

Germany

LAST ATTENDED

Michigan

AGE

28 years

BIRTHDATE

April 26, 1997

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 25

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

6'11" | 245lb | 28 years

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 25

BIRTHDATE

April 26, 1997

COUNTRY

Germany

LAST ATTENDED

Michigan

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Acquired: Signed as a free agent on April 27, 2021.

2024-25 SEASON: Played in 30 games (one start) with Orlando, averaging 13.3 ppg., 5.1 rpg. and 1.4 apg. in 19.4 minpg.…Shot .562 (140-249) from the floor…Led (or tied) the team in scoring once and in rebounding four times…Scored in double figures 23 times, 20+ points twice and 30+ points once, including a career-high 32 points on Dec. 15 vs. New York…Scored his 3,000th career NBA point on Nov. 1 @ Cleveland…Had 10+ rebounds once – a season-high 12 rebounds on Dec. 3 @ New York…Had one double-double…Dished out his 400th career NBA assist on Oct. 28 vs. Indiana…Had at least one steal 17 times and two-or-more steals seven times…Had at least one blocked shot 10 times and two-or-more blocks twice…Recorded his 100th career NBA blocked shot on Nov. 4 @ Oklahoma City…Missed 52 games (Dec. 23-Apr. 13) due to a torn left ACL, which he suffered on Dec. 21 vs. Miami…Underwent surgery on Jan. 8.

 

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in 363 career NBA regular season games (57 starts) with the L.A. Lakers, Washington, Boston and Orlando, averaging 9.2 ppg., 4.0 rpg. and 1.2 apg. in 16.7 minpg., while shooting .525 (1,187-2,259) from the floor and .807 (694-860) from the free throw line…Also played in seven career NBA playoff games, averaging 6.3 ppg. and 4.4 rpg. in 15.0 minpg.…Also played and started in six career NBA G League games, all with South Bay, averaging 16.5 ppg., 5.8 rpg. and 3.0 apg. in 27.8 minpg….2023-24: Appeared in 80 games (one start) with Orlando, averaging 10.9 ppg., 4.3 rpg. and 1.2 apg. in 17.7 minpg.…Shot .601 (332-552) from the floor and .814 (166-204) from the free throw line…Made one start, tallying 19 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals in 37:50 on Jan. 5 @ Denver…Ranked sixth in the NBA in total points off the bench and eighth in field goal percentage…Led (or tied) the team in scoring three times, in rebounding eight times and in assists once…Scored in double figures 49 times and 20+ points four times…Had 10+ rebounds four times and had three double-doubles…Recorded at least one steal 34 times and two-or-more steals five times…Recorded at least one blocked shot 20 times and two-or-more blocks once…Recorded his 1,000th career NBA rebound on Nov. 21 vs. Toronto…Appeared in his 300th career NBA regular season game on Feb. 2 @ Minnesota…DNP-CD twice…Also played in seven playoff games, averaging 6.3 ppg. and 4.4 rpg. in 15.0 minpg.…2022-23: Played in 57 games (18 starts) with Orlando, averaging 10.5 ppg., 4.5 rpg. and 1.5 apg. in 19.5 minpg., while shooting .841 (153-182) from the free throw line…As a starter, averaged 13.7 ppg., 6.8 rpg., 1.8 apg. and 1.00 stlpg. in 26.4 minpg….Led (or tied) the team in scoring twice, in rebounding seven times and in assists twice…Scored in double figures 30 times and 20+ points four times…Had 10+ rebounds three times and had three double-doubles…Dished out career-high eight assists on Nov. 30 vs. Atlanta…Recorded at least one steal 26 times and two-or-more steals 10 times…Recorded at least one blocked shot 13 times…Made 39 straight free throws from Dec. 3-23, which tied for the third-longest streak in Magic history…Played in 200th career NBA regular season game on Nov. 30 vs. Atlanta…Scored his 2,000th career NBA point on Mar. 14 @ San Antonio…Suspended by the NBA for two games (Jan. 4-5) for his role during on-court altercation on Dec. 28 @ Detroit…Incident occurred with 33.2 seconds left during second quarter and he was ejected…Missed 21 games due to injury/illness: missed 18 games (Oct. 19-Nov. 21) due to a right midfoot sprain, one game (Dec. 30) due to an illness and two games (Apr. 7-9) due to a right ankle sprain…DNP-CD twice …2021-22: Played in 63 games (three starts) with Orlando, averaging 9.0 ppg., 3.7 rpg. and 1.4 apg. in 15.2 minpg., while shooting .497 (197-396) from the floor and .806 (104-129) from the free throw line…As a starter, averaged 15.7 ppg., 7.0 rpg., 3.7 apg. and 1.00 stlpg. in 28.9 minpg….Led (or tied) the team in scoring seven times and in rebounding five times…Scored in double figures 24 times and 20+ points twice…Had 10+ rebounds three times…Had three double-doubles…Had at least one blocked shot 11 times and two-or-more blocks twice…Had at least one steal 17 times and two-or-more steals three times…Scored his 1,000th career NBA point on Nov. 24 vs. Charlotte…Missed 16 games due to injury/illness: missed four games (Dec. 17-23) due to NBA Health and Safety Protocols, one game (Dec. 26) due to Covid reconditioning, two games (Jan. 3-5) due to an illness (non-Covid) and nine games (Feb. 8-Mar. 4) due to a left rib contusion…DNP-CD three times…2020-21: Played in 45 total games (24 starts) with Washington, Boston and Orlando, averaging 6.9 ppg., 3.2 rpg. and 1.1 apg. in 16.0 minpg….Appeared in 25 games (13 starts) with the Wizards, averaging 7.1 ppg., 2.9 rpg. and 1.3 apg. in 15.0 minpg.…Traded to Boston as part of a three-team deal on Mar. 25…Played in nine games (one start) with the Celtics, averaging 1.2 ppg. and 2.1 rpg. in 6.8 minpg….Waived by Boston on Apr. 16…Signed as a free agent by Orlando on Apr. 27…Played in 11 games (10 starts) with the Magic, averaging 11.0 ppg., 4.9 rpg. and 1.1 apg. in 26.0 minpg.…As a starter with Orlando, averaged 11.9 ppg., 5.2 rpg. and 1.2 apg. in 27.7 minpg….Led (or tied) the Magic in scoring once and in assists once…Led (or tied) the Wizards in rebounding once…Scored in double figures 14 times (six times with Orlando) and 20+ points three times (twice with Orlando)…Had 10+ rebounds once…Had one double-double…Had at least one steal 15 times (three times with Orlando) and two-or-more steals six times (once with Orlando), including a career-high four steals on Feb. 15 vs. Houston and Mar. 12 vs. Philadelphia…Had at least one blocked shot 16 times (seven times with Orlando) and two-or-more blocks twice (all with Orlando)…Played a career-high 41:22 on May 3 @ Detroit…Missed three games (Jan. 24-27) due to health and safety protocols…2019-20: Played in 45 games (five starts) with Washington, averaging 8.7 ppg., 4.9 rpg. and 1.2 apg. in 18.6 minpg., while shooting .545 (145-266) from the floor and .821 (78-95) from the free throw line…Scored in double figures 18 times, had 20+ points once and 30+ points once…Had 10+ rebounds four times, including a career-high 15 rebounds on Nov. 15 @ Minnesota…Had two double-doubles…Had at least one steal 22 times and two-or-more steals six times…Had at least one blocked shot 12 times and two-or-more blocks four times, including a career-high three blocked shots three times, the last on Nov. 8 vs. Cleveland…Played in the 2020 Rising Stars Game at NBA All-Star Weekend, tallying 16 points and four rebounds…2018-19: Appeared in 43 games (five starts) during his rookie campaign with the L.A. Lakers, averaging 4.8 ppg. and 2.0 rpg. in 1.4 minpg.…Made his NBA debut on Nov. 17 @ Orlando, playing 2:06…Scored his first NBA points on Dec. 2 vs. Phoenix…Also played and started in six games with South Bay of the NBA G League, averaging 16.5 ppg., 5.8 rpg. and 3.0 apg. in 27.8 minpg.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAPSULE: Played in 107 career games (77 starts) during three seasons at the University of Michigan (2015-18), averaging 10.4 ppg. and 4.5 rpg. in 21.0 minpg….As a junior (2017-18), played and started in 39 games, averaging 14.6 ppg. and 7.1 rpg. in 27.6 minpg., while shooting .528 (216-409) from the floor and .394 (63-160) from three-point range…Named to the 2017-18 All-Big Ten Second Team and was later named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2018 Big Ten Tournament, leading the Wolverines to the Big Ten Conference Tournament championship…Also earned 2018 NCAA West Region All-Tournament Team honors and the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team, helping Michigan reach the NCAA Championship game.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Victor Moritz Wagner…Name pronounced MORE-rhetz VOG-ner…Son of Beate Wagner and Axel Schulz…Brother, Franz, also played at the University of Michigan and was selected by the Magic with the eighth overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft…Appeared as Haas in Adam Sandler’s Netflix film “Hustle”…Played 18 games with ALBA Berlin II, averaging 16.8 ppg.…Won a gold medal with the German National Team at the 2014 European under 18 Division B Championships…Also played with the German National Team during FIBA Eurobasket 2022, helped lead them to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup championship and played in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris…In January 2022, was accepted into the Harvard Business Crossover program…You can follow him on X: @moritz_weasley and on Instagram: @moritz_weasley.