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Should the Chicago Bulls target Orlando’s Moritz Wagner in free agency?

The presence of Mo’s star brother Franz on Orlando’s roster as well could throw a wrench in such a move.

The sages that they are, the Rolling Stones remind us that while we don’t always get what we want, if we try sometimes, we get what we need. And such would be the outcome if the Chicago Bulls were to make a move this coming offseason that Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey describes as a “reasonable” trade for the Bulls to make.

The target in question? Orlando Magic big man Moritz Wagner. “With Andre Drummond set to potentially enter free agency, Nikola Vucevic is the only true big man under contract for the Chicago Bulls next season,” writes Bailey on the future of Chicago’s front court.

“Another center would help, and … Wagner has quietly developed into one of the league’s more reliable backups,” he adds.

“This season, he’s averaging 11.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in just 18.1 minutes, while shooting 66.8% on 2s,” he notes.

It’s certainly within the Bulls’ reach to land a bigger name big man, but Wagner is indeed a reasonable target who could likely be signed by the right ball club if the Magic are ready to move on.

The presence of Mo’s star brother Franz on Orlando’s roster as well could throw a wrench in such a move if it matters to the more athletic brother. But with their own frontcourt crunch, we could see such a move take shape.

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Magic guard Cole Anthony thinks the Boston Celtics cutting Mo Wagner was disrespectful

The reaction to Wagner’s waiver adds an intriguing narrative to the already-fraught ties between the two teams.

Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony thinks the Boston Celtics cutting German big man Moritz Wagner was disrespectful. Speaking in a recent interview with CLNS Media reporter Bobby Manning on a recent episode of the “Garden Report” podcast, the Magic floor general shared his view of the Celtics decision to move on from Wagner when the Orlando center was part of Boston’s roster in 2021.

Anthony praised Wagner’s play with Orlando, highlighting the energy he brings on a night-to-night basis. He commended Wagner’s growth over the years, noting his improvement and maturity as a player.

The reaction to Wagner’s waiver adds an intriguing narrative to the already-fraught ties between the two teams after former Boston guard Eddie House’s criticisms motivated the Magic to a pair of wins.

Check out the talk embedded above to hear Anthony’s words on Wagner’s being cut by Boston for yourself.

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Adam Silver’s longest NBA on-court suspensions, including Draymond Green

Adam Silver has only issued a handful of multi-game suspensions for on-court incidents.

Since taking over for David Stern, commissioner Adam Silver has not issued suspensions as often or for as long. But some still stand out.

Even though Silver does not have much reputation as a disciplinarian as the NBA’s commissioner, there are a few moments that have required him to be a bit more strict than usual.

While there are unfortunately several off-court incidents that have needed attention from Silver, it is rare that something that has happened during an actual game has led to a player receiving forced time away from the team.

But the recent suspension of Golden State’s Draymond Green for his violent chokehold of Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert led us to wonder how this compares to other on-court suspensions Silver has issued.

According to research from For The Win, per Spotrac, the NBA has now issued 15 multi-game suspensions for on-court incidents since Silver took over as league commissioner in 2014.

Based on what we found, here is what caused each of the suspensions:

Who are the best international players to play for the Boston Celtics?

From Charlie Hoefer to Alaa Abdenaby to Rick Fox to Kristaps Porzingis, there has been no shortage of players who were born abroad who have worn the green and white.

The Boston Celtics are a storied franchise for more than just their titles. They have been a trailblazing team in terms of signing and fielding players from all over the world, a philosophy that started in their first season.

From Charlie Hoefer to Alaa Abdelnaby to Rick Fox to Kristaps Porzingis, there has been no shortage of players born abroad who have worn the green and white.

But who were the best and who were the worst? What criteria should we use to judge them across eras? In the spirit of the annual arrival of #RankingSeason, the thing to do is try.

And try the hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” did on a recent episode.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear how they assessed the international Celtics of all time.

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Team Germany roster: Meet the national team that beat Team USA at the 2023 FIBA World Cup

Franz Wagner and Moritz Wagner are not the only NBA players on this team.

Although the United States was considered the favorite to win the 2023 FIBA World Cup, they lost to Germany in the semifinals.

After the upset victory over Team USA on Friday in the Philippines, the German national team will advance to the finals and will face Serbia for a chance to win the gold medal in the competition.

Germany is coached by Gordon Herbert, who led Germany to win a bronze medal at the European Championships in 2022. His roster at the FIBA World Cup has four NBA players, more than any other nation except for just Team USA (12) as well as Australia (9) and Canada (7).

This team, also known as Die Mannschaft, is currently the only undefeated nation remaining in the tournament. Here are the players representing their country in this competition.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 20

Today’s installment focuses on the 31 players who wore No. 20 over the years as of August 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 31 players who wore No. 20 over the years as of August 2023.

Two Celtics shifting spots in reassessment of the 2018 NBA draft

One of the duo was seen as a project, but has since proven so much more.

With Hoops Hype’s Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon keeping busy reassessing the draft order of the last several decades over the last few years, there are nearly always several Boston Celtics alumni on the move in their redrafts as a result of their efforts.

In the H/H duo’s reassessment of the NBA’s 2018 draft class, just two Celtics alumni ended up seeing their draft stock shift with the benefit of hindsight impacting their fortunes. And while they won’t see any pay raises or anything else of that sort given the fictitious nature of such an exercise, it’s also nice to see this duo get their flowers, too.

Let’s take a look at which Boston alumni landed where.

On this day: Sharman trade; Conley draft; Wagner, Morrison born; ’64 title won

On this day, the Celtics traded for Bill Sharman, drafted Gene Conley and won their seventh title in 1964.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard Bill Sharman was dealt to the Celtics in 1951 from the (then) Fort Wayne (now, Detroit) Pistons, who in turn had picked up Sharman early in the year in a dispersal draft from the now-defunct Washington Capitals.

Sharman, a native of Abilene, Texas, had played his college ball with the University of Southern California before being drafted by the Capitals in 1950 with the 17th overall pick of that year’s draft. Sharman would go on to play ten seasons for Boston, winning four championships and being elected to eight All-Star games (winning All-Star MVP in 1955) and seven All-NBA teams over that stretch.

He would retire as a player in 1961 to go into coaching and would become the first person in North American sports history to win titles as a player, coach, and executive.

Mo Wagner was punched in the back of the head and then ejected after pushing Killian Hayes

Hayes will likely get suspended for his role in the altercation.

The Pistons and Magic are two of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference this season, but emotions ran high when they faced off on Wednesday.

During the first half of the game in Detroit, the Pistons held a nearly 20-point lead over the Magic. Orlando’s Mo Wagner, who attended college nearby at Michigan, attempted to pick up a loose ball in transition. During this effort, he seemingly shoved Detroit’s Killian Hayes off the court as the ball went out of bounds.

Hayes tripped and fell as Wagner suddenly found himself in enemy territory on Detroit’s bench. He was briefly mixed up with opponents on the sidelines when Hayes stood up and struck him in the back of his head.

Wagner’s knees buckled as the punch appeared to knock him out cold.

The two teams had to be separated following the altercation and once emotions finally calmed, the referees issued their verdict.

Despite getting knocked out, Wagner was issued a Flagrant-2 for his actions on the court and he was ejected from the game. Considering that Wagner was potentially knocked unconscious, it would have been surprising if he could have returned to the floor.

Detroit’s Hayes, as well as his teammate Hamidou Diallo, were both issued technical fouls and ejected for their roles in escalating the altercation.

Hayes will likely get suspended at least one game for striking Wagner.

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Celtics alum Dennis Schroder cleared to play for Germany against Slovenia, Luka Doncic

Fellow Boston alumni Daniel Theis and Mo Wagner remain on the injured list for the German National Team.

The German National Team reportedly has its captain back. Former Boston Celtics floor general Dennis Schroder was cleared to return to play ahead of the EuroBasket competition, which begins across the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 1, per new reporting from Eurohoops’ Johnny Askounis.

The point guard missed the Germans’ last exhibition game with a nonspecific ankle injury. Schroder played 49 games for the Celtics during the 2021-22 NBA season before being dealt at the 2022 NBA trade deadline to the Houston Rockets as part of the package for fellow German teammate Daniel Theis, who is also out injured along with fellow Boston big man alum Moritz Wagner. 

 

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