Moritz Wagner Without a Firm Timetable for Return
Moritz Wagner (knee) was in the midst of his best season last year before suffering an ACL tear in late December. He was in the early running for Sixth Man of the Year and was putting up career highs in points (12.9) and rebounds (4.9) per game. During media day on Monday, the Magic's president of basketball operations, Jeff Weltman, said that Wagner was "further away" from Jalen Suggs (knee) returning to the court. They're targeting opening night for Suggs, but Wagner is "on a different timeline," according to Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel. This likely means more minutes for Wendell Carter Jr. and Goga Bitadze in the meantime, with the possibility of some small-ball lineups with Paolo Banchero.
Source: Jason Beede
Orlando Magic center Source: Jason Beede

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