Who's Magic MVP for 2022-23 Season?

The Orlando Magic has several candidates for the team's Most Valuable Player award.

Jeremy Brener | Apr 12, 2023

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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic is adopting an identity as it moves through its rebuild.

There was never a true "star" for the Magic as any player could break out on any given night. During the season, 11 different players led the team in scoring during the game.

However, Bleacher Report named its Magic "MVP" for the season and selected Franz Wagner among the fray.

"As the season's leading Rookie of the Year candidate, Banchero understandably got most of the attention headed Orlando's way, but Franz Wagner was quietly among the NBA's best forwards in 2022-23," Bleacher Report writes. "If you sort every player in the league by the average of their ranks in 10 catch-all metrics, Wagner finished in the top 50, with averages of 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists."

The award could have gone to a few people, including potential Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero, but Wagner's consistency throughout the season should be commended.

Wagner improved his rookie year numbers in nearly every category despite Banchero's addition as a playmaker in a similar position at power forward.

After just two seasons in the league, Wagner is proving to be a key piece for the Magic rebuild and Orlando needs him to continue this trajectory if the team wants to contend for the NBA Finals someday.

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Published Apr 12, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.