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Pro Blue Update: Former Wolverines Lock In As NBA Season Winds Down

Michigan basketball has been well represented in the NBA for several years now and it continues as the 2022-23 season winds down.
Pro Blue Update: Former Wolverines Lock In As NBA Season Winds Down
Pro Blue Update: Former Wolverines Lock In As NBA Season Winds Down

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At least four former Michigan Wolverines are everyday starters in the NBA with a couple others starting when certain situations arise. A couple others are fighting for playing time, while even a couple more are hanging on at the bottom of their respective active rosters.

Franz Wagner

Orlando Magic | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 64 | PPG: 18.8 | RPG: 3.9 | APG: 3.4

• HIGHLIGHT: Tallied 24 points with four three-pointers and six assists against Portland (March 5)

• SEASON NOTABLE: Shooting 45.8 percent (11-for-24) from beyond the arc in his last five games

Jordan Poole

Golden State Warriors | BIO | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 65 | PPG: 20.8 | RPG: 2.8 | APG: 4.6

• HIGHLIGHT: Scored 34 points behind five three-pointers in a win over the Clippers (March 2)

Tim Hardaway, Jr.

Dallas Mavericks | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 59 | PPG: 14.0 | RPG: 3.6 | APG: 1.7

• HIGHLIGHT: Posted 21 points behind six three-pointers against Phoenix (March 5)

• SEASON NOTABLE: Has 21 games of four or more threes this season, three of which occurred in the last seven days

Moritz Wagner

Orlando Magic | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 44 | PPG: 11.1 | RPG: 4.7 | APG: 1.6

• HIGHLIGHT: Recorded 15 points and seven rebounds against Portland (March 5)

Caris LeVert

Cleveland Cavaliers | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 60 | PPG: 11.6 | RPG: 3.9 | APG: 4.0

• HIGHLIGHT: Scored 11 points and added three assists in a win over Detroit (March 4)

• SEASON NOTABLE: Has at least five assists in four of his last five games

Isaiah Livers

Detroit Pistons | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 41 | PPG: 5.6 | RPG: 2.3 | APG: 0.7

• HIGHLIGHT: Scored seven points and collected four rebounds in his first game back from an ankle injury against Cleveland (March 4)

Caleb Houstan

Orlando Magic | BIO

• STATISTICS: Games: 37 | PPG: 4.1 | RPG: 2.1 | APG: 0.5

• HIGHLIGHT: Returned from a G League stint against Milwaukee (March 1); logged three points and two offensive rebounds against Portland (March 5)

Duncan Robinson

Miami Heat | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 32 | PPG: 6.4 | RPG: 1.9 | APG: 1.2

• HIGHLIGHT: Made a three-pointer in just six minutes of action against Philadelphia (March 1)

Moussa Diabate

Los Angeles Clippers | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 18 | PPG: 2.9 | RPG: 2.5 | BPG: 0.3

• UPDATE: Did not play this week (Coach’s Decision)

LOOKING AHEAD…

· Monday, March 6: Duncan Robinson and Miami host Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. on NBA TV

· Wednesday, March 8: Tim Hardaway Jr. and Dallas take on New Orleans at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN; Caris LeVert and Cleveland face Duncan Robinson and Miami at 7:30 p.m.

· Thursday, March 9: Jordan Poole and Golden State take on Memphis at 7:30 p.m. on TNT

· Friday, March 10: Caris LeVert and Cleveland stay in Miami for a rematch with Duncan Robinson and the Heat at 8 p.m. on NBA TV

· Saturday, March 11: Duncan Robinson and Miami take on the Wagner brothers, Caleb Houstan and Orlando at 7 p.m.; Jordan Poole and Golden State host Milwaukee at 8:30 p.m. on ABC

WOLVERINES IN THE G-LEAGUE…

· Eli Brooks, Fort Wayne Mad Ants

· Trey Burke, Stockton Kings

· Chaundee Brown Jr., Austin Spurs

· Moussa Diabate, Los Angeles Clippers/Ontario Clippers (Two-Way Contract)

· Charles Matthews, Windy City Bulls

· Zavier Simpson, Lakeland Magic

· D.J. Wilson, Oklahoma City Blue

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