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It is surely possible that the flywheel is damaged somehow causing it to bind…It even binds with no ignition components in place? Perhaps you don’t have the mag plate properly installed…Did the flywheel hang up before tuneup/coil change? If not, seems like you misassembled something that is creating the binding…
It doesn’t bind with no components installed but it does rub a little as evidenced by slight movement of the plate when I spin the flywheel. I didn’t notice any binding before I pulled the flywheel but I never really had it running as I had no spark on the top cylinder. That is why I decided to replace everything under the flywheel. I’ve had the mag plate on and off multiple times and even changed it out with another one I had on hand. I’ve had many a mag plate off in my years of working on old outboards so I’m no stranger to doing the job. The plate moves freely as it should before dropping the flywheel on. Just never had this particular problem before.