Franz Wagner scored 29 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 19 and the Orlando Magic eased to a 123-100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night in an NBA Cup game. Jalen Suggs and Wendell Carter Jr.

Franz Wagner scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half as the red-hot Orlando Magic seized control late in the second quarter and pulled away in the third for a 123-100 NBA Cup victory over the Brooklyn Nets Friday night in New York.

Wagner’s offensive contributions are critical, especially for a Magic team that ranked 22nd in offensive efficiency last season and has dropped to 25th this season. It was ironic that the Magic beat the Lakers with 3-point shooting given that the Magic are the least accurate 3-point shooting team in the league this season at 30.9 percent.

The Orlando Magic often sound like a broken record when referencing the importance of protecting home court. Fresh off the emotional high of Fra

Franz Wagner scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and the Orlando Magic withstood a 44-point performance by the Hornets' LaMelo Ball to beat short-handed Charlotte 95-84 on Monday night.

Franz Wagner drilled a game-winning three for the Magic against the Lakers, but it didn't come as a surprise to his brother, Mo Wagner.

Orlando won its fifth straight game Friday night against the Nets behind a game-high 29 points from Franz Wagner.

Hopefully, the Nets were taking copious notes. Beyond the normal lessons they can learn from any loss, the Magic provided them an ideal rebuild blueprint to follow, as they represent so much of what these Nets hope to eventually become.