Moritz Wagner
28-Year-Old
Free Agent
GTD
Injury Knee
Est. Return 10/1/2025
2024 Stats
PTS
12.9
REB
4.9
AST
1.4
STL
0.8
BLK
0.4
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Wagner is coming off a strong season where he helped power the Magic to a fifth-place finish in the East for their first playoff appearance since 2019-20. He thrived as the first big man off the bench and averaged a career-best 10.9 points on 60.1 percent shooting from the field in 17.7 minutes per game, which is only the third-highest mark in his six-year career. Wagner had more than a few standout performances on the offensive end during the regular season, including 18 games with more than 15 points and four games with more than 20. He turned in a season-high 27 points on 9-for-13 shooting, including 1-for-3 from deep and 8-for-9 from the foul line in a home win over the Celtics in November. Additionally, he racked up at least 10 rebounds on four occasions, including three double-doubles, and he also recorded three games with at least three assists and no turnovers. Wagner was relatively limited in the postseason, where he averaged 6.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.9 blocks and 1.1 turnovers in 15.1 minutes through seven games against the Cavaliers. After locking in a two-year, $22 million deal in the offseason, he is set to remain a key part of the up-and-coming Magic core and has room to grow in his role. Wagner also averaged 9.8 rebounds, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 17.0 minutes per game over six appearances for Germany during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $11 million contract with the Magic in July of 2024. Contract includes $11 million team option for 2025-26. 
Team option declined
The Magic intend to decline Wagner's (knee) team option, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
The move was expected, as Wagner is set to miss a good chunk of the 2025-26 season after tearing the ACL in his left knee in December. The Magic will retain his Bird Rights, so a new contract could be signed between the two sides, though the annual value could be lower than the $11 million Wagner was set to receive had Orlando exercised the option instead. Prior to his injury, Wagner was averaging 12.9 points on 56.2 percent shooting, 4.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.8 steals over 18.8 minutes per game across 30 regular-season games (one start).
The move was expected, as Wagner is set to miss a good chunk of the 2025-26 season after tearing the ACL in his left knee in December. The Magic will retain his Bird Rights, so a new contract could be signed between the two sides, though the annual value could be lower than the $11 million Wagner was set to receive had Orlando exercised the option instead. Prior to his injury, Wagner was averaging 12.9 points on 56.2 percent shooting, 4.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.8 steals over 18.8 minutes per game across 30 regular-season games (one start).
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How does Moritz Wagner compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
64.9%
Effective Field Goal %
61.6%
3-Point Attempt Rate
30.1%
Free Throw Rate
44.2%
Offensive Rebound %
7.7%
Defensive Rebound %
23.1%
Total Rebound %
15.0%
Assist %
13.7%
Steal %
1.9%
Block %
2.0%
Turnover %
12.5%
Usage %
26.9%
Fantasy Points Per Game
22.9
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.2
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Wagner has developed into a solid role player off of the bench but not much more than that. The big man played a career-high 19.5 minutes per game last year, averaging 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.6 steals on 50 percent from the field. Almost all of those are career-high averages, and there's no doubt that Wagner is a talented player. Opportunities are not going to be as prevalent as they were last season, though, because Goga Bitadze and Joe Ingles are both in the picture. That means the 20 minutes we saw last season will likely be Wagner's ceiling, but he's always a great DFS fill-in whenever Wendell Carter has to miss some games. In 18 starts last season, Wagner averaged 13.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals across 26 minutes a night. That would be a must-roster player in most formats, but he only did that when Carter was injured. All of that will have Wagner going undrafted in almost every league, and he'll only be added if Carter misses time.
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Undergoes successful surgery
The Magic announced that Wagner underwent successful surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee Wednesday and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
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Out for season with torn ACL
Wagner was diagnosed Sunday with a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee following an MRI, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
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Won't return Saturday
Wagner (knee) has been ruled out for the remainder of Saturday's game against Miami, Cody Taylor of USA Today reports. He didn't record any counting stats over two minutes prior to exiting.
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Suffers non-contact injury
Wagner was helped off the floor during Saturday's game against the Heat after sustaining a non-contact knee injury, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.
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Notches career-high 32 points
Wagner supplied 32 points (10-15 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 8-11 FT), six rebounds, one assist and two steals in 26 minutes during Sunday's 100-91 loss to the Knicks.
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Hoping to stay in Orlando
Wagner is hoping to stay with the Magic for the 2025-26 season and beyond, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel.
ANALYSIS
The Magic hold a team option for the second season of the two-year, $22 million contract that Wagner signed last summer, although the fact that he suffered a serious knee injury in January could play a role on what the Magic decide to do. A decision must be made by June 29, and he'll become a free agent if the $11 million option is declined. Wagner said he's looking to remain with the club instead of moving elsewhere. "Honestly, I've felt great here," he said. "I'm very excited to be here. I feel like I'm valued here. I understand that this is a professional environment, so there are no givens. That's all I can say about that."
The Magic hold a team option for the second season of the two-year, $22 million contract that Wagner signed last summer, although the fact that he suffered a serious knee injury in January could play a role on what the Magic decide to do. A decision must be made by June 29, and he'll become a free agent if the $11 million option is declined. Wagner said he's looking to remain with the club instead of moving elsewhere. "Honestly, I've felt great here," he said. "I'm very excited to be here. I feel like I'm valued here. I understand that this is a professional environment, so there are no givens. That's all I can say about that."