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Can Michigan basketball's Jon Teske replace Mortiz Wagner's shooting?

University of Michigan basketball coach John Beilein talks about his double-bypass heart surgery and the upcoming season. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press

Jon Teske is very different from the player he’s trying to replace on the Michigan men’s basketball team.

Former center Moritz Wagner was an offensive playmaker. Wagner could shoot from outside at a high level and take other big men off the dribble. Even when he was off, the threat of his shooting opened things up for Michigan and spaced the floor.

Those skills made Wagner the most important player on Michigan’s team last year, and helped him become a first-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers this past summer.