Where should Franz Wagner be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 45 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 73 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 51.8 on average, 7 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Franz Wagner play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 65 games, after 34 last season.

ORL

Franz Wagner

Orlando Magic · SF/PF · Age 25 · 6′10″

Rankings Alperen Sengun Trae Young

Rank#45SF #25 · of 233

Value0.0959-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP51.8ESPN 68.0

$ Max value$21Yahoo avg $12.1

Games6532 min a game

Rostered89.1%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 45 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 73 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in free-throw percentage among rotation players; the cost is blocks at 0.3 a game, which makes him a natural punt-BLK pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 51.8 on average, 7 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Rising: 15.2 in 2021-22, 20.6 last season, and top 50 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season20.6

5-season average19.7

Trend a season+1.6

2026-27 proj.20.9

Fairly steady: between 15.2 (2021-22) and 24.2 (2024-25).
Per 36 minutes: 17.8 in 2021-22, 24.7 last season, on 30.7 → 30.0 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (20.9) is in line with last season (20.6).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#39of 24724-25#22of 26625-26#37of 27226-27*#35of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	45	0.095	65	32	20.9	1.5	5.2	3.9	1.1	0.3	48.0%	7.4/15.4	85.2%	4.7/5.5	1.8
2025-26	73	0.094	34	30	20.6	1.4	5.2	3.3	0.9	0.3	48.1%	7.2/14.9	82.3%	4.8/5.8	1.7
2024-25	26	0.459	60	34	24.2	1.7	5.7	4.7	1.3	0.4	46.3%	9.0/19.4	87.1%	4.5/5.2	2.3
2023-24	67	-0.060	72	32	19.7	1.3	5.3	3.7	1.1	0.4	48.2%	7.3/15.2	85.0%	3.8/4.4	1.9
2022-23	-	-	80	33	18.6	1.6	4.1	3.5	1.0	0.2	48.6%	6.8/14.0	85.0%	3.4/4.0	2.1
2021-22	-	-	79	31	15.2	1.2	4.5	2.9	0.9	0.4	47.2%	5.8/12.3	85.7%	2.4/2.8	1.5

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

20.9#35 of 2130.55

3PM

1.5#127 of 2130.00

REB

5.2#92 of 213-0.28

AST

3.9#59 of 2130.07

STL

1.1#69 of 2130.14

BLK

0.3#161 of 213-0.60

FG%

48.0%7.4/15.4#89 of 213-0.10

FT%

85.2%4.7/5.5#22 of 2130.34

TO

1.8#123 of 2130.05

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic starter at SF, with Jamal Cain behind him. 40 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Tyus Jones, Jett Howard, and Moritz Wagner; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

SF

Left since 2025-26

Tyus JonesSigned by DEN Jul 1416 min → DEN
Jett Howard13 min → DAL
Moritz WagnerSigned by BKN Jul 3112 min → BKN
Minutes a night40

Arrived

Nikola VucevicSigned Jul 128 min from BOS
Izaiyah Nelsonnew

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Orlando Magic depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	ORL	34	30.0	20.6	1.4	5.2	3.3	0.9	0.3	48.3%	7.2/14.9	82.8%	4.8/5.8	1.7
2024-25	ORL	60	33.7	24.2	1.7	5.7	4.7	1.3	0.4	46.4%	9.0/19.4	86.5%	4.5/5.2	2.3
2023-24	ORL	72	32.5	19.7	1.3	5.3	3.7	1.1	0.4	48.0%	7.3/15.2	86.4%	3.8/4.4	1.9
2022-23	ORL	80	32.6	18.6	1.6	4.1	3.5	1.0	0.2	48.6%	6.8/14.0	85.0%	3.4/4.0	2.1
2021-22	ORL	79	30.7	15.2	1.2	4.5	2.9	0.9	0.4	47.2%	5.8/12.3	85.7%	2.4/2.8	1.5

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Franz Wagner in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.