The Orlando Magic and free agent middle Moe Wagner have agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal to return to the staff subsequent season, a league supply informed ESPN’s Shams Charania on Friday. Wagner’s agent, Jason Glushon, negotiated the brand new contract with Magic executives.
Moe Wagner Joined Magic Throughout 2021-22 Season
Wagner, 28, was chosen with the twenty fifth choose within the 2018 NBA draft. After three stops in his first three seasons, he was waived towards the tip of the 2020-21 season and picked up by Orlando.
The German hooper was in the course of a career-best 12 months this previous season earlier than struggling a season-ending left ACL tear in late December. He averaged profession highs of 12.9 factors on 56.2% taking pictures in 30 video games (one begin).
The older brother of star Franz Wagner, the 6-foot-11 huge man turned an unrestricted free agent final Sunday after Orlando declined his $11 million membership possibility for the upcoming season.
Wagner is predicted to overlook the primary half of the 2025-26 season as he rehabilitates his ACL harm.
Wagner Was In The Operating For NBA Sixth Man Of The 12 months
Moe Wagner scored in double figures 23 occasions within the 2024-25 season, together with a career-high 32 factors in 25 minutes off the bench in a 100-91 residence loss to the New York Knicks on Dec. 15.
Wagner has additionally been an vital a part of Orlando’s tradition beneath coach Jamahl Mosley. He was the fourth-leading scorer and appeared to be within the working as an NBA Sixth Man of the 12 months candidate earlier than his harm.
“We’ve been enjoying arduous ever since we acquired right here,” Wagner stated just lately. “That’s what Moe stands for. I do know that even when we didn’t win, I do know that no one needs to see us. … I do know that enjoying the Orlando Magic shouldn’t be a enjoyable night time and that’s one thing we embrace.”
Magic Re-Signed Tyus Jones
This transfer comes shortly after the Magic signed free agent veteran guard Tyus Jones. He averaged 10.2 factors on 44.8% taking pictures from the ground and a career-best-tying 41.4% from deep final season.
Orlando declined the staff choices of Gary Harris and Cory Joseph as properly. Franz Wagner inked his five-year rookie max extension value $224 million final July.
With Wagner signed, Orlando has 13 gamers on commonplace contracts and sits proper under the primary apron. The Magic, nonetheless, are arduous capped at that determine as a result of they used the non-taxpayer mid-level exception to signal Jones.
As well as, the Magic signed first-round choose Jase Richardson to a rookie-scale contract Thursday. They’re additionally anticipated to signal second-round choose Noah Penda within the days forward.