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Franz Wagner is not kidding about his surprise improvement

Franz Wagner knew he needed to improve his shooting. While proof of that work is slow to emerge in Germany's early exhibitions, he other thing he said he would work on has emerged.

Franz Wagner has shown promising signs in Germany's first two friendlies ahead of Eurobasket. That includes the debut of Wagner's improved low-post game. | SOPA Images/GettyImages

Everyone is carefully examining his shooting motion and accuracy from deep. They want to see if he will shoot with confidence or pass up on open shots. They want to see if Wagner can recapture the shooting from his first two seasons that previewed him as a potential three-level scorer.