ORLANDO - A former NBA player Franz Wagner was compared to coming out of the University of Michigan, where he played for two seasons before declaring for the NBA Draft, was Hedo Turkoglu.
Aside from the fact that Wagner is 6-foot-10 like Turkoglu, the current Magic forward shares many of the same traits, specifically on the offensive end, as the former Magic forward.
The last few games we’ve seen Wagner, in stretches at least, play in a point forward role, one that made Turkoglu such a unique player in his prime. To be effective as a secondary or tertiary playmaker, a high basketball IQ is required, and Wagner, as was the case with Turkoglu, possesses that.