Franz Wagner
ORL · 2025-26Franchise engineHigh evidenceWhat does Franz Wagner actually supply on the floor?
Franz Wagner's strongest evidenced functions are interior finishing, creation, rim pressure; the weakest available areas are event creation, rim protection, shooting. The profile is tied to ORL for 2025-26.
Function profile
2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.
Season by season
Every governed season profile on record.| Season | Team | Role | Evidence | Creation | Rim pressure | Shooting | Passing | Screening | Interior finish | Point of attack | Switch coverage | Rim protection | Event creation | Rebounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ORL | Franchise engine | High evidence | 64 | 63 | 52 | 60 | — | 65 | — | — | 51 | 42 | 63 |
| 2024-25 | ORL | — | High evidence | 72 | 73 | 38 | 69 | 47 | 70 | 57 | 53 | 43 | 57 | 47 |
| 2023-24 | ORL | — | High evidence | 72 | 72 | 34 | 69 | 49 | 66 | 51 | 49 | 42 | 55 | 48 |
| 2022-23 | ORL | — | High evidence | 67 | 61 | 57 | 65 | 49 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 34 | 42 | 47 |
| 2021-22 | ORL | — | High evidence | 68 | 60 | 58 | 66 | 41 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 53 |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.ORL lineups performed 6.3 points per 100 possessions better with Franz Wagner than without him. The best supported alternative was [Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero, Anthony Black, Tristan da Silva] over 326 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva
shrunk net 3.7930 over 326 possessions
on floor 2243 possessions · off floor 5794 possessions
ORL lineups performed 9.0 points per 100 possessions better with Franz Wagner than without him. The best supported alternative was [Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Wendell Carter Jr., Goga Bitadze, Jalen Suggs, Tristan da Silva] over 154 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Wendell Carter Jr. · Goga Bitadze · Jalen Suggs · Tristan da Silva
shrunk net 0.4510 over 154 possessions
on floor 3995 possessions · off floor 3490 possessions
ORL had a supported lineup path without Franz Wagner: [Joe Ingles, Jonathan Isaac, Moritz Wagner, Cole Anthony, Anthony Black] at 5.0 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 162 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Joe Ingles · Jonathan Isaac · Moritz Wagner · Cole Anthony · Anthony Black
shrunk net 4.9850 over 162 possessions
on floor 4777 possessions · off floor 2976 possessions
ORL lineups performed 8.2 points per 100 possessions better with Franz Wagner than without him. The best supported alternative was [Gary Harris, Markelle Fultz, Wendell Carter Jr., Cole Anthony, Paolo Banchero] over 168 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Gary Harris · Markelle Fultz · Wendell Carter Jr. · Cole Anthony · Paolo Banchero
shrunk net -4.4030 over 168 possessions
on floor 4894 possessions · off floor 2413 possessions
ORL did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Franz Wagner. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 4506 possessions · off floor 2841 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.No governed contract-calendar events name this player.
Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.