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Franz Wagner on picking Michigan over Alba Berlin: 'I can experience something new'

(Photo: Berliner Morgenpost)

Shortly after former Michigan standout Moritz Wagner declared for the NBA Draft in April 2018, he met with a group of reporters to talk about his decision.

When asked what his life would’ve been like if he stayed in Germany and played professionally rather than come to Ann Arbor, Wagner was frank.

“I don't know,” Wagner said at the time. “I graduated high school very early. I was in my young 17s, so I had a whole year where I wasn’t doing anything as a teenager, just playing basketball. I think that year really helped me.