Orlando Magic ahead Franz Wagner acquired league-wide recognition for his robust rookie season.
Wagner, the No. 8 decide in final 12 months’s draft, was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie first workforce, the league introduced Wednesday.
Wagner additionally completed fourth (two third-place votes) in the voting for Rookie of the Year that was awarded to Toronto Raptors ahead Scottie Barnes.
He’s the primary Magic participant to be named to an All-Rookie workforce since Elfrid Payton acquired All-Rookie first workforce honors after the 2014-15 season.
Wagner averaged 15.2 factors (fourth amongst rookies), 4.5 rebounds and a couple of.9 assists in 30.7 minutes (79 begins in 79 appearances). His 1,197 factors led all rookies.
He additionally shot 46.8% from the sphere — 51.1% on 2-pointers, 35.4% on 3-pointers — and 86.3% on free throws, ending with a 55.9% true capturing proportion which is a components that includes free throws and higher-value 3-point pictures.
Wagner’s video games performed had been probably the most by a rookie. He appeared within the first 78 video games earlier than lacking three of the final 4 due to sprained ankles.
Wagner was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for video games performed in December after averaging 19.5 factors, 5.1 rebounds and three.1 assists. His career-high 38 factors within the Magic’s Dec. 28 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks had been the second-most factors scored by a rookie behind Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green’s 41 (April 10 vs. Atlanta Hawks).
Wagner is the fifteenth Magic participant to earn All-Rookie honors, becoming a member of:
- Dennis Scott (first workforce, 1990-91);
- Stanley Roberts (second workforce, 1991-92);
- Shaquille O’Neal (first workforce, 1992-93);
- Penny Hardaway (first workforce, 1993-94);
- Matt Harpring (first workforce, 1998-99);
- Michael Doleac (second workforce, 1998-99);
- Chucky Atkins (second workforce, 1999-2000);
- Mike Miller (first workforce, 2000-01);
- Gordan Giriček (second workforce, 2002-03);
- Drew Gooden (first workforce, 2002-03);
- Dwight Howard (first workforce, 2004-05);
- Jameer Nelson (second workforce, 2004-05);
- Victor Oladipo (first workforce, 2013-14);
- Payton.
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Khobi Price at [email protected] or observe him on Twitter at @khobi_price.
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