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Franz Wagner (shoulder) got "some light work in" at Orlando's practice but is "still being evaluated." Asked about concern, Sean Sweeney wouldn't commit. His order for lingering issues, games or not: "health first, then it's conditioning, and then it's basketball."
Franz Wagner (right shoulder soreness) will be re-evaluated, Sean Sweeney said after Orlando's Oct. 16 game. So will Noah Penda (right hamstring tightness) and Jase Richardson (back soreness), who both left the game. No timelines; Desmond Bane didn't know how bad either is.
Franz Wagner has been the ball handler on some of Orlando's plays drawn up out of timeouts, which he called "different from a couple other years." Asked about his higher preseason assist numbers, he said he is playing aggressive and passing when the defense helps.
Franz Wagner handling the ball is by design: he's done it all camp, Orlando's Sean Sweeney said. Nikola Vucevic credits Wagner's passing to "Michigan education... although they do cheat in football." Sweeney didn't commit on Anthony Black or Noah Penda: "you can't skip steps."