The bench was playing well and the game was out of reach by the end. He looked pretty rusty and winded out there though.
The TV announcers said before the game he was restricted to 20-25 minutes.
Like @quickdarshan said, 2nd unit went off in the 4th and barely any of the starters played in that quarter. Cade looked good, just a little off which is not surprising considering he wasnāt fully practicing til yesterday
Minutes restriction.
Cadeās counting stats were meh but he really stirred the pot for Detroit.
Also Wagner:
Pretty wild that thereās an NBA team which could field 3/5th of an all-Michigan lineup. I will end up following the Magic this season simply for that reason. (Granted, they project to be terribleā¦but so are all the Detroit teams so beggars canāt be choosers).
I watched the highlights and Franz was really good.
An efficient 14 points at half for Franz against the T-Wolves.
I donāt think itās that far of a stretch to say that Franz is Orlandoās most important player even as their youngest player.
Yeah heās probably been their best player so far - him or Cole Anthony, who is making the Suggs pick a little funny.
Weāll see what happens with the draft lottery next year, but itās hard for me to see their ceiling being much higher than āperpetual battle for number eight seedā with the current group. I really wish the Warriors took the Franz flyer instead, even though he wouldnāt be producing as much this year.
Franz Wagner achieved his first 20 point NBA game.
First of many
Franz is raining 3s
Franz is lighting up my Timberwolves right nowā¦
Up to 28 now
Rookie of the Year
Just postered the entire team
Blows my mind that there are fans who didnāt appreciate how good Franz was here.
FRANZ JUST KILLED A MAN (complete sentence)
Ah, see I said this before Franz turned into MJ
Franz on the Warriors be great. Heād be playing more than Moody or Kuminga