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• Donovan Mitchell scores 30, Cavaliers win gritty Game 1 over Magic
Cleveland's defense kept Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner in relative check....2024
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason. Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the ...2024
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• Magic Notes: F. Wagner, Carter, Banchero, FA Targets
Magic forward Franz Wagner, who has missed the past two games with a sprained right ankle, returned to action on Friday in Philadelphia in a matchup with major playoff implications (Twitter link via the team). Wagner is a critical piece for Orlando, averaging 19.6 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 3.8 APG and 1.0 SPG through 70 games […]...2024
• Southeast Notes: F. Wagner, Rozier, Butler, Hayward
The Magic got good news on Monday, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel, who reports (via Twitter) that Franz Wagner will be questionable for Tuesday’s contest in Houston. An MRI confirmed the initial diagnosis of a right ankle sprain, Beede adds, but the fact that the third-year forward has a chance to suit […]...2024
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• Eastern Notes: Wagner, Carter, Cunningham, Middleton
The Magic have a major injury concern as the playoffs approach. Franz Wagner, who is averaging 19.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists, suffered a sprained right ankle during the third quarter tonight against Chicago, the team’s PR department tweets. Initial X-rays were negative but he didn’t return to the contest. The Magic are battling […]...2024
• Execs Believe Magic Are Team To Monitor To Make Notable Upgrade, Improve Shooting In Summer

According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, NBA executives believe the Orlando Magic are a team to monitor this offseason to make a notable upgrade and improve their shooting. The Magic could potentially have $50-60 million in cap space this summer. “With Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, and Jalen Suggs on rookie-scale contracts and Wendell Carter on a team-friendly deal...2024
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship
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• Eastern Notes: Wagner, Carter, Cunningham, Middleton
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• Dunc'd On: An NBA Finals Preview? 8 in 84 on the East (1.22.24)

Join Dunc'd On Prime with an unprecedented offer: a 1 month free trial! BOS: A 30-minute deep dive on the Denver game as an NBA Finals preview ATL: The Hawks got a couple of Dejounte Murray game-winners, but disappointments on the wing are holding them back ORL: They get Franz Wagner back but still can't shoot 3s CLE: How are the Cavs 12-3 since the Garland injury? CHA: An unserious basketball te...2024
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• The Warriors need bold trade with locker room dysfunction, season on the brink

Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Steve Kerr has lost the Warriors’ young veterans The Golden State Warriors are sinking fast, and the franchise’s dynasty suddenly appears to be on its last legs. Golden State lost to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday after blowing an 18-point lead in the final seven minutes, capped by an absolutely incredible Nikola Jokic three-point heave at the buzzer. The lo...2024
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• Magic forward Franz Wagner (ankle), guard Gary Harris (calf) could miss time
Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner (right ankle sprain) and guard Gary Harris (right calf strain) could miss some time after sustaining their injuries during Wednesday night’s 138-135 double-overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings. Wagner is the Magic’s second-leading scorer, averaging a career-high 20.9 points per game. The third-year forward injured his right ankle in the […] The post ...2024
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• 7 NBA predictions that are actually bold for the 2023-2024 season

Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s make some bold predictions for the new NBA season. The NBA has a reputation as the most predictable league in sports. That’s not entirely unfair. In the 43 years from 1980 to 2023, only 14 different franchises have won the league championship. It’s possible that’s changing now. The NBA has seen five different champions in the last five yea...2023
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season

Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their championship chances for the 2023-2024 season. The NBA always feels like it’s at its best when there’s an elite tier of contenders. After two blockbuster trades to close the summer, it finally feels like that’s the case as the league enters the 2023-2024 season. The Bucks have added Damian Lillard to fix a struggling halfcourt offense in the playoffs. The ...2023
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• NBA’s 11 best young stars, ranked by their long-term potential

Let’s rank the best young talents in the NBA. The NBA enters the 2023-2024 season in a transitional phase among the game’s elite players. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Chris Paul are all nearing the end of their careers as superstars born in the ‘80s. The geriatric millennials aren’t done competing for championships yet, but they know the next generation is coming. ...2023
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• Final 4 teams in the FIBA World Cup, ranked by likelihood of winning title

Photo by Ariana Saigh/Getty Images Let’s rank the last four teams standing in the FIBA World Cup by their chances of winning it all. The 2023 men’s FIBA World Cup started with 32 teams from around the globe all competing to prove it had the best basketball country on Earth. After two rounds of group play and the start of the knockout rounds in the quarterfinals, there are now only four tea...2023
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• Magic’s Franz Wagner Expected to Undergo MRI on Ankle

Magic forward Franz Wagner scored 10 points but was unable to finish Germany’s win over Japan in the World Cup opener after turning his ankle. Now, it seems, Wagner will undergo an MRI to make sure it isn’t anything too serious. German coach Gordie Herbert said the injury looks like a slight sprain, via Jason […] The post Magic’s Franz Wagner Expected to Undergo MRI on Ankl...2023

• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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"The Warriors passed on Franz Wagner to take Kuminga at Number 7 the next year."

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"Franz Wagner flirted with a triple double, ending his night with 19/10/6."

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"Scottie Barnes and Cade Cunningham were joined by Evan Mobley, Franz Wagner and Jalen Green on the NBA's All-Rookie first team."

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• Execs Believe Magic Are Team To Monitor To Make Notable Upgrade, Improve Shooting In Summer
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• Dunc'd On: An NBA Finals Preview? 8 in 84 on the East (1.22.24)
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• Bob Myers’ position with NFL’s Washington Commanders, explained

Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports The former Golden State Warriors architect will be part of reshaping the Washington Commanders’ future in the NFL. Bob Myers was the architect of four NBA championship teams with the Golden State Warriors. After stepping down from his position with the Warriors in May of 2023, the esteemed executive has landed a surprising gig in a new league. The Washingt...2024
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• The Warriors need bold trade with locker room dysfunction, season on the brink
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• Stein’s Latest: Carter, Jazz, Hawks, Murray, Sixers, More
In his latest Substack article, Marc Stein reports that Magic center Wendell Carter is a “player to monitor” ahead of the February 8 trade deadline. As Stein explains, Orlando has played above expectations through 34 games (the team is currently 19-15), but it has a deep frontcourt featuring Carter, Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Moritz Wagner, […]...2024
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• The Magic recreated LeBron and Dwyane Wade’s most iconic dunk

Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony were in elementary school when D. Wade and LeBron connected on their iconic alley-oop. They dared to recreate it against the Wizards. The Orlando Magic have won eight straight games and are currently the second seed in the Eastern Conference, and they’re having so much fun. With a group that’s led by young stars such as Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner (among the top f...2023
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• The NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL all play today. Here’s a viewing guide for the sports equinox

Here we go! October 30, 2023 is the most unique day in the sporting calendar this year. On Monday every major sport in the United States will play for the only time this year in a sporting equinox that only occurs once in a great while. This is commonly referred to as the sports equinox. The NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL all compete and it’s extremely overwhelming if you haven’t prepared for it. That said...2023
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• 7 NBA predictions that are actually bold for the 2023-2024 season
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season
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• Donovan Mitchell scores 30, Cavaliers win gritty Game 1 over Magic
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• Eastern Notes: Wagner, Carter, Cunningham, Middleton
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• East Notes: Magic, Raptors, Bulls, Zach LaVine

Magic The Magic overcame Devin Booker‘s 44 points in stopping the Suns on Sunday, holding Phoenix to just four points over the final 10 minutes of a 113-98 win. Orlando did it by going big — and throwing out a lineup that featured 6-foot-10 Paolo Banchero, 6-10 Franz Wagner, 6-11 Moritz Wagner and 6-11 Jonathan […] The post East Notes: Magic, Raptors, Bulls, Zach LaVine appeared ...2024
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• Wendell Carter Jr. Could Be Available In Trade Window

Wendell Carter Jr. is a "player to monitor" on the trade market, according to Marc Stein of Substack. Stein cites the Magic's frontcourt depth and future need to sign Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner to extensions as reasons for why the team could part with Carter. Carter is averaging 8.1 points and 6.4 rebounds on the season....2024
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• The Warriors need bold trade with locker room dysfunction, season on the brink
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• Magic forward Franz Wagner (ankle), guard Gary Harris (calf) could miss time
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• Franz Wagner Leaves Game With Sprained Ankle, X-Rays Negative

Franz Wagner left the Orlando Magic's double overtime loss against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday with a sprained ankle and did not return. X-rays on Wagner's ankle returned negative. Wagner finished the game with 6 points and 2 rebounds in 5 minutes....2024
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• The Magic recreated LeBron and Dwyane Wade’s most iconic dunk
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• Magic vs Jazz Game Highlights

The Magic defeated the Jazz, 115-113. Paolo Banchero led the way for the Magic with 30 points (9-13 FG), 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the Magic, while Franz Wagner added 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the victory. Lauri Markkanen tallied 22 points and 7 rebounds for the Jazz in the losing effort....2023
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• Dunc'd On: An NBA Finals Preview? 8 in 84 on the East (1.22.24)
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• The Magic recreated LeBron and Dwyane Wade’s most iconic dunk
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• Final 4 teams in the FIBA World Cup, ranked by likelihood of winning title
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• Paolo Banchero playing center is Team USA’s secret weapon in FIBA World Cup

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images Without many true centers on USA’s roster, Banchero has been shoehorned in despite playing very little center in his NBA career so far One of my favorite aspects of FIBA play is getting to see familiar faces in unfamiliar roles. My favorite case of this among Team USA is Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero playing much of his time at the cent...2023
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
Let’s give out offseason grades for every team in the NBA. The biggest fireworks of the NBA offseason are still to come. Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers only 24 hours into free agency, but there has been no real momentum on his desired deal to the Miami Heat. James Harden has also asked out from the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team is resolved to keep him unless th...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with big changes less than 2 weeks from draft
Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images There are some big changes in our latest mock draft. It’s almost jarring how fast the NBA Draft sneaks up on the league calendar even if you’re the type of person who spends the whole year preparing for it (guilty). Once the NBA Finals end, it’s a sprint to the draft with rumors and smoke screens bubbling up in equal measure until the big night finally ar...2023
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• Victor Wembanyama NBA Draft lottery destinations, ranked by how fun they would be
Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images What’s the best landing spot for Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Draft lottery? Let’s rank all 14 teams. At minimum, Victor Wembanyama is the best prospect to enter the NBA Draft since LeBron James in 2003. In reality, there’s the case to be made that Wembanyama is the greatest prospect in the history of the sport: no one has ever been this tall (repo...2023
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• NBA Scores: Wild ending in Brooklyn pushes Cavs closer to clinching playoff spot
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Plus: Has the Magic run out for the Knicks? While everyone else was watching the first night of Sweet 16 action in the Men’s NCAA Tournament, I was watching... well, I, too, was watching the Men’s NCAA Tournament. But thank goodness for iPads, right? That’s how I streamed Thursday’s NBA action, four games that not only all had the potential to be tight — a...2023
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• Early dunk of the season goes to… Franz Wagner? Yes. Yes it does.

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• Franz Wagner makes strong pitch to Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Warriors
Potential Top-10 pick Franz Wagner believes Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors will benefit by selecting him in the 2021 NBA Draft. According to Wagner, the Warriors could really use his “versatility” around the great shooting of the Splash Bros. “I would fit in really well [with the Warriors], obviously they have […] The post Franz Wagner makes stro...2021
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• Barnes, Cunningham headline All-Rookie 1st team

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• REPORT: Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley headline fresh released All-Rookie teams
The NBA has just announced this season’s All-Rookie teams and as expected, the duo of Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley have headlined the five-man roster of the first team. This report comes via Shams Charania of The Athletic: 2021-22 NBA All-Rookie teams: First team: Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Franz Wagner Second […] The post REPORT: Scottie Barnes, Evan ...2022
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• NBA Scores: The Mavs continue to fall after Kyrie Irving trade
Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Plus: Mavs lose second straight to Hornets despite Luka being one of three across NBA to score 40+ on night Less than two weeks remain in the NBA’s 2022-23 regular season, and the standings battles keep heating up; here’s what to look for down the stretch. Who gets top spot in the East? No. 2 Boston is currently 1.5 games back of No. 1 Milwaukee, and the t...2023
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• Unbeaten Germany tops Serbia for 1st WCup gold

Dennis Schroder scored 28 points, Franz Wagner added 19 and Germany capped off an unbeaten run through the World Cup by holding off Serbia 83-77 in the final on Sunday night....2023
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• Victor Wembanyama NBA Draft lottery destinations, ranked by how fun they would be
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• 3 reasons Franz Wagner will win Rookie of the Year over Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham
When the Orlando Magic traded Nikola Vucevic for multiple draft assets, little did they expect to have an incredible player already in just his rookie season. The own pick of the Magic was Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs, but it is the Bulls pick that was traded to Orlando that they used to select Franz Wagner. Surprisingly, […] The post 3 reasons Franz Wagner will win Rookie of the Year over Ev...2022
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• Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Grayson Allen, Franz Wagner make the list

Which fantasy basketball players on the rise? Whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA....2024
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• Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Bogdan Bogdanovic, Franz Wagner make the list

Who are the fantasy basketball players on the rise? Whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA....2023
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• Magic Notes: F. Wagner, Carter, Banchero, FA Targets
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• Franz Wagner To Return Sunday For Magic
After missing the past eight games — and most of a ninth — with a right ankle sprain, third-year forward Franz Wagner is returning to the Magic‘s starting lineup on Sunday vs. Miami, per Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link). The team confirmed the news (via Twitter). In addition to having Wagner back, […]...2024
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• Bob Myers’ position with NFL’s Washington Commanders, explained
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• The Warriors need bold trade with locker room dysfunction, season on the brink
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• The Magic recreated LeBron and Dwyane Wade’s most iconic dunk
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• The Orlando Magic insist they’re just starting to wreak havoc, and they may be right
Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner are leading a Magic turnaround....2023
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• The NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL all play today. Here’s a viewing guide for the sports equinox
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• The Warriors need bold trade with locker room dysfunction, season on the brink
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season
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• Final 4 teams in the FIBA World Cup, ranked by likelihood of winning title
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• The 6 worst NBA free agent signings of the summer
Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Not every free agent deal can be a winner for teams. NBA free agency is supposed to be a time of hope and optimism. Even adding a couple decent role players to a team that continues driving down a dead-end road is something to get a little bit excited about, hypothetically speaking. Save the disdain for your team’s first four-game losing streak. It’s all p...2023
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s grade every team’s haul in the 2023 NBA Draft. The immediate aftermath of the NBA Draft can be difficult to wrap your head around. Following the draft is a slow burn that builds up over 12 months until the day finally arrives. Suddenly, trades rearrange the order and players get sent to new teams all over the course of one night. The 202...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Latest projection with perfect picks for every selection
Photo by Christian Bonin/NBAE via Getty Images Here’s our latest NBA mock draft. There are a few things we know for sure about the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama is going No. 1 overall to the San Antonio Spurs. The New Orleans Pelicans want G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson, but they would have to trade into the top-three to get him. Damian Lillard would probably like the Port...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with big changes less than 2 weeks from draft
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