Ever generous in his hospitality with last season’s NBA champions rolling into town for the fourth game of a five-game road trip, Franz Wagner welcomed the Denver Nuggets to Orlando with a ride of his own in transition. Determined to help the Orlando Magic shake off a slow offensive start, Wagner speeds into the open floor, shaking a defender with a nifty behind-the-back dribble along the way. In need of a decisive move with two additional rim protectors quickly approaching, the third-year forward turns to his trusted gather step, holding the ball in front of him before hanging a right-handed, and-one finish off the glass. Entering the early-season tilt as a leader on one of the NBA’s hottest teams, Wagner helped the Magic seal a confidence-building victory in come-from-behind fashion. Unguardable during a 24-point second half tear, Wagner recorded a team-high 27 points, three rebounds, four assists, one steal, two blocks, and a 3-pointer on November 22, 2023. · Nov 23, 2023