Moritz Wagner looking to be disrupting defensive force for Nets

When the Nets added Moritz Wagner, they didn’t get a needed shot-blocker.But they did get a veteran backup to Day’Ron Sharpe.And a different look from any center they’ve had in years.And maybe, just maybe, an ace recruiter for their next star.Wagner — signed away from the Magic, and younger brother Franz — isn’t going to replace the departed Nic Claxton’s rim protection.

He can’t.But he’s going to be a defensive disruptor, playing a style under Jordi Fernández that may fit his skills better than Orlando’s — which relied on elite athleticism and rebounding — ever did.“I’ll be honest with you, I love this.

I want to be disruptive.I want to be active on the ball,” Wagner, 29, said.

“I don’t think it’s a secret — I’ve been in the league eight years — I’m not a shot-blocker.I contest shots and I give it my all, but I’m not Anthony Davis.

I’m not going to beat people up on the rim.“So I like to be aggressive early, and I want to be disruptive and be able to make people speed up and take charges and stuff like that.So I’m actually extremely excited about that stuff because it plays a little more towards my strength.

[Fernández] is super aggressive at the ball screen and stuff like that.We have all these quick guards, they’ll help you to eat up space.

So it’s been super fun so far.”It’s easy for Wagner to enjoy his time with rebuilding Brooklyn now, before the losses start.But while he’ll miss his brother, whose tenure in Orlando is going to be watched carefully all season,Wagner will be a fit both schematically and culturally.The Nets struggled defensively even before dealing Claxton.

Now they’re even more bereft of rim protection.But Fernández wants to play up at the level and be more aggressive further upcourt to force turnovers, unlike Orlando, which defended the rim and dominated the glass.The Nets inked Wagner to a two-year, $19 million deal this summer understanding that he’s not going to be...