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Franz Wagner★

Orlando Magic · #22 · Plus starter
SF6'10"220 lbage 245 yrs expMichiganBerlin, Germany
1st best of 12 on ORLworth +4.7 wins to the rotation
OFF83DEF72
High-level playmaker & scorer
ORL
Orlando Magic
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 46-36 (▲+2.3)
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A long, smooth-driving wing who's grown into a primary creator at just 24 — 20.6 points on 58.8% true shooting while getting to the line relentlessly (87th percentile foul-drawing) and protecting the ball as well as anyone (86th percentile). The jumper is still the swing skill: 34.5% from three keeps defenses comfortable, but a missed half of the season hurt the Magic's spacing.

20.6
PPG
5.2
RPG
3.3
APG
0.9
SPG
0.3
BPG
GP 34MPG 30FG% 48.13P% 34.5FT% 82.3TS% 58.8USG% 27PER 19.2BPM +2.5VORP 1.2EPM +3.0
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Playmaking88
Scoring85
Shooting79
Rebounding73
Perimeter defense73
Inside finishing68
Rim protection62

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2021-22 to 2025-26 · 5 seasons
19.2
PPG
4.9
RPG
3.6
APG
325
GAMES
Points 6,251Win Shares 24.2Starts 323Best season 2023-24 · 19.7 ppg
Games played, last three seasons68%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 22 → 24
▲Rising

Franz, at 24, was better than ever when he played, but managed only 34 games last season, so his value to a team dipped (4.7 → 3.4 wins).

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 7.5 wins (+4.1)
Assumes a normal season; he played 34 games last year. Age should add a little at 25. Range 5.6–9.5 wins.
Production (BPM)+1.2 → +2.5+1.326-27 forecast +2.6
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: +1.2 · 72 games2024-25: +3.1 · 60 games2025-26: +2.5 · 34 games2026-27: +2.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)4.7 → 3.4-1.326-27 forecast 7.5
Down because he played 34 games last season, not because his game slipped.
2023-24: 4.7 · 72 games2024-25: 6.0 · 60 games2025-26: 3.4 · 34 games2026-27: 7.5 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $42.6M vs $41.8M salary+$0.8M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$41.8M salary2023-24: $14.3M · 72 games2024-25: $27.5M · 60 games2025-26: $7.9M · 34 games2026-27: $42.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $41,754,690 cap hit · through '30. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$41,754,690Guaranteed
19% of the club’s payroll · 1st of 14 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$42,560,000 /yr
Surplus+$805,310
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.