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In the modern NBA where stars such as 76ers center Joel Embiid, Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Milwaukee big man Giannis Antetokounmpo average around 10-11 free throws to boost their scoring on a game-by-game basis, it’s skillful and methodical how Franz Wagner finds his points. Take for example Sunday’s matinee contest at Detroit when the Magic forward totaled 38 points (which tied a career-high) without attempting a single shot from the charity stripe during Orlando’s 111-99 win over the Pistons. Wagner found his pockets by taking advantage of Detroit’s defense over-committing to attempt to…