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Orlando hosts Portland on home slide

Orlando will aim to end its seven-game home slide when the Magic host Portland

JANUARY 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dallas plays Orlando, looks for 4th straight home win

Dallas is looking to extend its three-game home win streak with a victory against Orlando

JANUARY 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Franz Wagner Continues to Add to NBA Rookie of the Year Resume ' Orlando Magic ORLANDO – Just a few months into his NBA career, Franz Wagner has quickly picked up a nickname from a few his teammates. “ROY,” which stands...

JANUARY 13, 2022 • NBA.COM

Orlando faces Charlotte, looks to break road slide

Orlando aims to stop its five-game road skid with a win against Charlotte

JANUARY 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dishes 10 assists in loss Wagner logged 14 points (6-16 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), six rebounds, 10 assists and one steal over 32 minutes during Wednesday's 112-106 loss to the Wizards.

Impact Wagner's previous season high for assists was six, but he crushed that total Wednesday to record the second double-double of his rookie season. He'll attempt to continue his strong debut campaign during the back-to-back set versus Charlotte and Dallas on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

JANUARY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rookie Power Rankings: Franz Wagner stays on top, while the top picks return Rookie Wire takes a look at the top first-year players over the last two weeks of the 2021-22 season.

JANUARY 12, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

Orlando takes on Washington, seeks to stop 9-game slide

Orlando comes into the matchup with Washington as losers of nine games in a row

JANUARY 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Analysis: The top performers as NBA reaches midway point

The NBA season has reached the midway point, with a record number of players already having gotten minutes

JANUARY 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kuzma's 22 boards lift Wizards over Magic 102-100

Kyle Kuzma had 27 points and a career-best 22 rebounds, Bradley Beal scored 20 points and the Washington Wizards rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 102-100

JANUARY 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Orlando plays Washington, looks to stop home slide

Orlando heads into a matchup with Washington after losing six straight home games

JANUARY 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sixers give respect to Rookie of the Month Franz Wagner, scrappy Magic The Philadelphia 76ers have their respect for Rookie of the Month Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic.

JANUARY 6, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

Embiid, Harris lift 76ers by Magic for fifth straight win

Joel Embiid scored 31 points, Tobias Harris added 22 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 116-106

JANUARY 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rookie Franz Wagner gives beleaguered Magic fans a reason to hope ' Commentary Magic rookie forward Franz Wagner has surprisingly emerged as one of the top newcomers in the league.

JANUARY 6, 2022 • ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM

Josh Giddey, Franz Wagner named NBA Rookies of the Month Giddey became the second Thunder rookie to win the award multiple times while Wagner is the eighth rookie in Magic history to win.

JANUARY 4, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

Magic's Franz Wagner named NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner was named the NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in December, the league announc...

JANUARY 4, 2022 • ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM

2021-22 NBA rookie rankings 2.0: Franz Wagner's growth, Ayo Dosunmu's rise, Alperen Sengun's vision and more Draft expert Sam Vecenie takes stock of some rookie standouts as we reach the halfway point of their first NBA seasons.

JANUARY 4, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Orlando hosts Philadelphia on 5-game home skid

Orlando enters a matchup against Philadelphia after losing five home games in a row

JANUARY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eastern Conference rookies showing plenty of promise so far

Cade Cunningham and Franz Wagner are giving the Eastern Conference’s bottom two teams reasons for optimism

JANUARY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bulls extend win streak to 8 games, beat Magic 102-98

DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Zach LaVine added 27 and the Chicago Bulls won their eight straight game, beating the Orlando Magic 102-98

JANUARY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Orlando Magic: Franz Wagner deserves serious Rookie of the Year honors Orlando Magic rookie Franz Wagner has had an outstanding debut season in the NBA.

JANUARY 3, 2022 • HOOPSHYPE.COM

Chicago takes on Orlando, looks for 7th straight home win

Chicago aims to continue its six-game home win streak with a victory against Orlando

JANUARY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Orlando faces Boston on 4-game skid

Orlando heads into the matchup with Boston as losers of four games in a row

JANUARY 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Franz Wagner Emerges as Leading Rookie of the Year Candidate ' Orlando Magic ORLANDO - Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Mike Budenholzer, after his team played the Orlando Magic two straight times at Amway Center, called Fr...

DECEMBER 31, 2021 • NBA.COM

Bucks complete sweep of Magic 136-118, push win streak to 5

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, Jrue Holiday added 25 and Khris Middleton 22 as the Milwaukee Bucks extended their winning streak to five games with a 136-118 victory over...

DECEMBER 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Milwaukee plays Orlando on 4-game win streak

Milwaukee is looking to extend its four-game win streak with a victory against Orlando

DECEMBER 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS