When Moritz Wagner made the move from Germany to Michigan, he made sure to bring his cherished poster of countryman Dirk Nowitzki.
Now Wagner will be packing it up and taking it with him to Los Angeles after being selected with the No. 25 overall pick by the Lakers in Thursday’s NBA Draft at the Barclays Center.
"It's a lot of hard work, a lot people that help you out to get to this point," Wagner said on the ESPN broadcast after being drafted. "I'm so incredibly grateful to be here. I'm speechless, truly speechless."
Wagner, who was projected to be a fringe first-round pick, became the ninth Wolverine to be selected in the NBA Draft since 2011 under coach John Beilein, joining Darius Morris (2011), Trey Burke (2013), Tim Hardaway Jr.