Playoff Path Clears for the Milwaukee Bucks with Franz Wagner Injury

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Franz Wagner’s injury shakes up the Eastern Conference playoff picture, giving the Milwaukee Bucks a golden opportunity to climb the standings. Can the Bucks capitalize on the Orlando Magic’s misfortune and secure the coveted 7th seed? Justin Garcia and Camille Davis break down the high-ankle sprain sidelining Wagner, discuss its ripple effect on the Magic’s postseason hopes, and analyze the Bucks’ upcoming must-win matchups that could determine play-in fate. Key topics include the shifting playoff race between the Bucks, Magic, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, and Atlanta Hawks, plus how betting lines and season series tiebreakers come into play. The hosts debate which teams might fall out of the play-in picture and gauge whether recent wins signal a breakout for Milwaukee. With the season’s second half looming, is this the moment the Bucks make their move? Don’t miss this strategic breakdown of Milwaukee’s playoff chase. Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Turbo Tax For a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn’t file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life. Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. Quo Make this the year where no opportunity — and no customer — slips away. Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/lockedonnba. Quo — no missed calls, no missed customers. 5-Hour ENERGY Have your cake & drink it too. Birthday cake-flavor is back, no fork needed. Vanilla-y cakey flavor, caffeinated kick, and no sugar. It's party time. Order Now at 5-hourENERGY.com or Amazon. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Use your Profit Boost on an NBA future and get entered for your chance to win a trip to the NBA Finals. Play your game with FanDuel, the official sports betting partner of the NBA. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	The door to the seventh seed may have just swung open for the Milwaukee Bucks.
0:04.6	We explain why.
0:05.4	Coming up next on Locked on Bucks.
0:12.2	You are Locked on Bucks, your daily Milwaukee Bucks podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network,
0:19.6	your team every day. Welcome into Locked-on podcast network your team every day welcome into locked on bucks back at you for
0:26.6	the third time today i'm justin garcia joined as always by camille davis thank you for making
0:31.4	this your first stop of the day each and every day and for helping this become the number one sports
0:35.2	podcasting network in the industry.
0:38.0	And Camille, I mentioned we've talked to the people a lot today,
0:42.3	and this is another one because of the news that came out earlier today
0:45.3	from Orlando that Franz Wagner is going to be out three weeks
0:53.2	and then be re-evaluated,
0:54.5	which 95, 97% of the time when the timeline is,
1:00.6	we'll reevaluate at this.
1:02.4	Yeah, tack on two more weeks.
1:04.3	So, I mean, like, there's a chance Franz Wagner
1:07.5	misses the rest of the regular season at worst.
1:10.0	We're looking at mid to late March return. And the Bucs play the Magic in about two and a half weeks.
1:19.7	So that final game that we said is going to determine who holds the tiebreaker between the
1:23.8	Bucks and the Magic is basically barring a miraculous recovery going to be played
1:29.3	without Franz Wagner.
1:31.1	Yeah, and that's a big part of their team, like what he brings to the table.
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