By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner is the Player of the Week for the Eastern Conference. This is the first time the German player receives the distinction.
Per Magic:
The NBA has announced that Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 17, 2024. It marks the first time that Wagner has won the league’s top weekly honor in his career.
Wagner becomes the 14th player in Orlando Magic history to be named NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week and the first since Paolo Banchero on Nov. 26, 2023.
During three games last week, Wagner averaged 30.7 ppg., 7.3 rpg., 5.7 apg. and 2.00 stlpg. in 36.5 minpg., while shooting .889 (16-18) from the free throw line. He led (or tied) the Magic in scoring three times, in rebounding twice and in assists three times. Wagner scored 20+ points in all three games and 30+ points twice. He has scored 20+ points in seven consecutive outings, dating back to Nov. 4. Orlando went a perfect 3-0 last week with wins over Charlotte, Indiana and Philadelphia, and is currently riding a five-game winning streak, tied for the second-longest active win streak in the NBA. At 7-0, the Magic are one of only three teams in the NBA that are undefeated at home (Cleveland, L.A. Lakers).
Wagner has played and started in all 14 games this season for Orlando, averaging 22.2 ppg., 5.6 rpg., 4.8 apg. and 1.50 stlpg. in 30.7 minpg., while shooting .850 (51-60) from the free throw line. He has led (or tied) the Magic in scoring 10 times, in rebounding four times and in assists eight times. Wagner has scored in double figures 12 times, 20+ points 10 times and 30+ points twice, including a season-high 32 points on Nov. 12 vs. Charlotte.