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Orlando Magic | #21 | Forward-Center

Moritz

Wagner

PPG

12.9

RPG

5.2

APG

1.4

PIE

16.1

HEIGHT

6'11" (2.11m)

WEIGHT

245lb (111kg)

COUNTRY

Germany

LAST ATTENDED

Michigan

AGE

27 years

BIRTHDATE

April 26, 1997

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 25

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

6'11" | 245lb | 27 years

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 25

BIRTHDATE

April 26, 1997

COUNTRY

Germany

LAST ATTENDED

Michigan

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

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

2023-24 SEASON: 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, including a season-high 27 points on Nov. 24 vs. Boston…Had 10+ rebounds four times, including a season-high 12 rebounds on Jan. 28 vs. Phoenix…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.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in 333 career NBA regular season games (56 starts) with the L.A. Lakers, Washington, Boston and Orlando, averaging 8.8 ppg., 3.9 rpg. and 1.2 apg. in 16.5 minpg., while shooting .521 (1,047-2,010) from the floor and .820 (615-750) 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

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 programYou can follow him on X: @moritz_weasley and on Instagram: @moritz_weasley.