In this episode, it’s Franz Wagner’s turn to drag us through the summer as he plays Magical meaningful basketball in August and September overseas, and we have Adam Papageorgiou (https://twitter.com/PapageorgiouMBO) from the Penny and Pops podcast to guide us…Adam gives us the lowdown on FIBA’s World Cup Qualifying and EurobasketFranz Wagner even more at the center of Germany’s hopes Tragic injury timing for Moritz Wagner torpedoes BerlinPaolo Banchero’s future with Italian Basketball (but not present)Adam and Stephen mostly simpatico about the Magic this yearA mix of unease, hope and zen about Orlando, with a Donovan trade coming Listen to Adam Papageorgiou and Spenser Strode on the Penny and Pops podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Ho0D2dNWzZXUQBv5Y1245 Tweets of the WeekStephen (@Stephen0610): https://twitter.com/MarkelleF/status/1560484430333956096 Malik (@MalikG): https://twitter.com/johnhollinger/status/1561776270647500800 Subscribe and follow us on Youtube at: https://bit.ly/CloseUpMagicFollow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/TheCloseUpMagic Check out our website at: https://www.thecloseupmagic.com/ Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/thecloseupmagic/ The Close-Up Magic podcast is proudly hosted by 19 Media Group. You can find them and all of their amazing content here: https://19mediagroup.com/