
Franz Wagners usage is the lowest since his rookie season. Our offense sucks and we lost our identity.

Not saying there isn’t more nuance to it than the title of this post and the rest of it, BUT

Franz is currently at the lowest on-ball% of his career since he was a rookie (17%).

In mondays game against the Sixers he touched the ball only four times in the 3rd quarter.

Granted, he didn’t look his best against Detroit in terms of finishing at the rim and TF%, but all in all looked solid so far this season and though the sample size is small, seems to have improved his 3pt shooting.

For years now, Orlando’s offense in the halfcourt looked the best when he initiated it, and the numbers back it up. 

So, why is his usage so low at this point? Do you think there is any plan behind it? Is it coaching? Is he lacking aggressiveness? Is he intentionally taking a step back so that Paolo and Bane can develop a two-man game?

Hornestly, I don’t know where to go from here. Personally, I am convinced that it would be the best for the team to put the ball in his hands and let him run the offense like when Paolo was injured. 

What do you think? What’s the reasoning behind all this?

Franz Wagners usage is the lowest since his rookie season, and his usage declines the longer the game goes on.