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Moe Wagner Returns to Magic on One-Year, $5 Million Deal

His new contract leverages retained Bird rights to reunite with Orlando under tight salary-cap restrictions

Overview

  • Wagner agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal after Orlando declined his $11 million club option, making him an unrestricted free agent
  • He is rehabbing a torn left ACL suffered in late December and is targeting full availability by the start of next season
  • Orlando retained Wagner’s Bird rights to complete the signing despite operating under the league’s hard cap
  • The Magic now have 13 players on standard contracts and sit just below the NBA’s $195.945 million first apron
  • The team used part of its non-taxpayer mid-level exception to sign Tyus Jones, cementing its offseason roster slate