Franz Wagner is the exception that proves the rule

Wagner is not your typical European import.

There is a stereotype that European hoopers have in the eyes of NBA fans in this country.

They’re soft. They’re not athletic. They’re overhyped. All they can do is shoot. They don’t want to defend.

And to be frank, those stereotypes are there for a reason. There’s a long line of highly drafted Europeans that are back in Europe because some, or all, of tho…