About a month after the gold triumph in Manila, the basketball world champions Franz and Moritz Wagner entered the preparatory games for the new season in the North American professional league with a victory N.B.A started.
With Orlando Magic The German brother duo won the test match on Wednesday night (October 11th, 2023; local time). New Orleans Pelicans with 122:105. While Franz Wagner put up nine points as a starter, Moritz scored six points and five off the bench rebounds.
On September 10th, the Wagners sensationally won the World Cup title with the German national team in Manila. With Orlando do they want to in the new season, which starts on the night of October 26th with the home game against Houston Rockets begins, on Play in-Tournament for the Playoffs sniff.
Promising Scoring duo
In the previous season, the team from Florida only came 13th in the East. Franz Wagner in particular could be in his third N.B.A-year to make another leap after already averaging 18.6 points last season.
Together with the 20-year-old Paolo Banchero, whose US national team defeated the Germans in the semi-finals in Manila, the 22-year-old forms a promising team Scoring-Duo.