Beate Wagner: Franz Wagner Mom and Dad with Brother Moritz

Franz Wagner has gotten blessed with the most supportive mother, Beate Wagner, a freelance medical journalist.

Beate has previously worked for Ärzte Ohne Grenzen, rbb Praxis, Focus Diabetes, DZIF, Helmholtz.de, Stern Gesund Leben, Focus Gesundheit, and Stern, per her Torial profile.

Despite being far from her son, she often travels from Germany to the United States to witness the athlete play and cheer for him. Momma Wagner has always trusted her child and supported his decisions.

Despite receiving the offer to play pro basketball at his home with Alba Berlin, Franz decided to step outside his comfort zone and expand his horizon; he chose to live in a different culture and enrolled at the University of Michigan to play for the Michigan Wolverines.

According to a source, Wagner’s father, Axel Schulz, is a doctor and former GDR youth national handball player.

However, very little information about Axel is available on the internet, as his son has shared very little information about his private life with the media.

Franz has separated his internal matters from his professional life and has not opened up about his parents. However, he has shared a picture with his mom and dad on his social media, @franz_weasley.

Furthermore, Schulz passed down athletism to his kids as both his sons are cherished basketball players who left their home country to follow their passion for playing basketball and making it to the NBA.

Wagner is the younger sibling of the NBA player Moritz Wagner who plays for the Orlando Magic; they are teammates and live together.

Moritz is 48 months older than his brother; he was born on the 26th of April 1997, whereas Franz was born on the 27th of August 2001.

The athlete followed his brother’s footsteps; the older Wanger inspired the younger one as he is the first from the family to move to States to pursue an athletic career. 

Both brothers started their careers with the Basketball Bundesliga club Alba Berlin before leaving their hometown to play for the Michigan Wolverines in the United States. However, Franz didn’t enroll at the University of Michigan to follow Moe but to create his path for a better career.

Furthermore, they both are associated with Orlando Magic but have different positions. The 25-year-old is a power forwarder with more experience; the Los Angeles Lakers drafted him in the 2018 NBA draft, and he played for Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics before joining the Magic in 2021.

Franz is yet to get married; he is in his early adulthood and has emphasized his career more than committing the rest of his life to his wife.

The basketball player is only 21 & chasing his dream, so he is very focused on giving his best in his games and investing his valuable time to hone his skills.

Furthermore, he hasn’t shared any pictures of his girlfriend on his social networking sites; he hasn’t introduced the girls he dated or talked about his romantic life to his admirers.

The only content Wagner posts on his social media are related to his professional life; he goes by the username @franz_weasley on Instagram and @franzboogie on Twitter.

The basketball player signed a four-year contract worth $22,781,932 with the Orlando Magic, per a source, and his base salary for the 2022-23 season is $5,258,280. 

In contrast, his brother Moritz Wagner signed with the Magic on the 27th of April 2021 (three months before him) for the rest of the 2020-21 NBA season for $3,607,937; his annual average salary is $1,803,969. 

Wagner made his NBA debut in 2021 and has a long way to go; his earnings which range around $5 million annually, will have increments with his experience and better performance. 

Franz is an athlete with so much potential and has made remarkable achievements; he got named BBL Best German Young Player in 2019. The title is given to the league’s most valuable player under age 22 with a German nationality.

Likewise, the 6 feet and 10 inches tall small forward did a partnership with Tim Hardaway Jr to promote shampoo from Dove Men+Care through social media in April 2022. And like many other athletes, he might also have his merch down the road. 

Franz Wagner Career In A Nutshell

Franz began playing basketball with Alba Berlin in his youth and played his collegiate career for the Michigan Wolverines, away from his home.

After joining the Wolverines, Wagner has noticed his overall growth as an athlete and person; he is proud of his achievements during the two years. He also doesn’t regret moving overseas to make his dream come true of playing in NBA.

Furthermore, the athlete declared for the 2021 NBA draft on the 4th of May 2021 and got picked by the Orlando Magic; he also played on a dual contract for SSV Lokomotive Bernau and Alba Berlin (BBL) in the third-tier ProB league.

The basketball player has also represented German youth national teams in the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship and the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship. Moreover, he became a gold medalist at the 2018 Albert Schweitzer Tournament, averaging six points per game.