Wendell Carter

26-Year-Old CenterC

Orlando Magic NBA

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Est. Return 3/5/2026

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11.5

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Carter finished outside of the Top 150 in eight-category leagues for a second consecutive season in the 2024-25 campaign and averaged career lows in points (9.1) and field-goal percentage (46.0 percent). Overall, he finished with averages of 9.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.6 blocks across 25.9 minutes per game. While he played a career-high 68 regular-season games, the big man has struggled with durability, appearing in fewer than 60 outings in five of his seven years in the league. He also took a significant step back from beyond the arc last season, shooting just 23.4 percent from three-point range after shooting a career-high 37.4 percent from deep on 3.1 attempts per game in 2023-24. The Duke product is still likely to command significant playing time in a center group that features Moritz Wagner and Goga Bitadze, though if Carter remains in the starting five, he'll be surrounded by Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs and Desmond Bane. Carter's declining role and injury history strike a significant blow to his fantasy upside, and he should only be a late-round target in deep fantasy leagues and two-center formats. Read Past Outlooks

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Height 6'10"

Weight 270

DOB 4/16/1999

College Duke

Drafted 1st Rd, #7 in 2018

Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Wendell Andre Carter Jr. was born in 1999 in Atlanta to Wendell Sr. and Kylia Carter. Both parents played college basketball, while his dad was also a pro in the Dominican Republic. Carter attended the Pace Academy and posted excellent sophomore stats with averages of 21.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, and 4.1 blocks. He continued to develop in his junior year and ultimately led his team to a Georgia Class AA state championship thanks to 30 points and 20 rebounds. Carter dazzled as a senior with 22.7 points, 15.5 rebounds, and 5.8 blocks per game while earning several awards and accolades, including Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year and spots in the McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic, and Nike Hoop Summit. He entered college ranked as the No. 4 recruit in the nation and chose Duke University. Carter has represented the USA and won gold at both the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship. You can follow him on Twitter (@wendellcarter34) and Instagram (@wendellcarterjr). Playing for a star-studded Duke squad in 2017-18, it was somewhat easy for Carter to get lost in the shuffle. The 6-foot-10 forward had a fine season by averaging 13.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks, but he was fourth on the squad in scoring behind fellow freshmen Marvin Bagley III and Gary Trent Jr., as well as senior Grayson Allen. Carter had 16 double-doubles and four games where he scored at least 20 points, but he also provided consistent defense in the paint with eight games of four blocks or more. The Atlanta native had a season-high 27 points in the win over Evansville in December. The Blue Devils fell somewhat short of expectations in March. The team lost to North Carolina in the ACC Tournament and Carter was held to nine points and eight rebounds. For most teams, advancing to the Elite Eight would be great, but Duke was unable to beat Kansas. In the run, Carter had 14 points and 12 rebounds in the Sweet 16 win over Syracuse. After the season, Carter joined almost all of his teammates by heading to the NBA.

Won't go Tuesday

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Ankle

March 3, 2026

Carter (ankle) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Wizards, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

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Carter was a late addition to the injury report due to left ankle soreness and will miss his first game since Jan. 11. With the big man sidelined, Moritz Wagner and Jonathan Isaac are candidates for increased minutes, while Goga Bitadze could enter the rotation. Carter's next opportunity to play will come Thursday against Dallas.

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This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

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60.0%

Effective Field Goal %

55.6%

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38.2%

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33.3%

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7.8%

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20.8%

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14.2%

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9.9%

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1.1%

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1.9%

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9.7%

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15.5%

Fantasy Points Per Game

26.7

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Carter underwent surgery this offseason to stabilize the third metacarpal in his left hand after missing a month and a half due to a fractured middle finger on the same hand early in the 2023-24 campaign. While Carter is expected to make a full recovery ahead of the 2024-25 season, availability has been a major issue for him. The 25-year-old center has never played more than 62 games in his six-year career. When Carter has been on the floor, he has been a relatively productive player, averaging 11.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 55 regular-season appearances, including 48 starts, last season. He also displayed solid efficiency, shooting 52.5 percent from the field and converting 37.4 percent of his 3.1 three-point attempts per contest. However, Carter's rebounding numbers have declined each of the last two years after averaging 10.5 boards in 2021-22, and he has not recorded over a block a game since his rookie season. Orlando also has one of the NBA's best backup centers in Moritz Wagner, who severely limits Carter's playing time. Overall, despite posting nine double-doubles last year, Carter's availability concerns and competition for playing time limits his fantasy value to a late-round pick in most drafts.

Carter's second full season with the Magic produced another valuable fantasy stat line. While he did take a small step backward on the glass, his overall averages of 15.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game were still strong. He also had a career season from behind the arc, shooting 35.6 percent and averaging 1.4 triples per game. His overall efficiency is one of his strong suits. For his career, he has shot 51.6 percent from the field and 73.3 percent from the free-throw line. The downside with Carter is that he continues to deal with injuries. Last season, he appeared in only 57 games. He has never played in more than 62 games in a season and has played fewer than 50 games in two of his five seasons in the league. While the Magic do have a couple of useful backup centers in Goga Bitadze and Moritz Wagner, neither provides a significant threat to Carter's minutes. Still, his checkered injury history does make him somewhat risky to draft in fantasy. He also doesn't provide much in the way of defensive stats, having averaged 0.8 blocks or fewer in each of the last four seasons. Last season, he provided career-lows in both steals (0.5) and blocks (0.6) per game.

Carter compiled the best year of his career in his first full season with the Magic. The No. 7 overall pick from 2018 reached per-game highs nearly across the board. In 29.8 minutes, he averaged 15.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists. It was the most efficient year of Carter's career as well, as he registered 1.2 points per shot attempt - a nice boost from adding consistent three-point shooting (3.5 attempts at a 32.7 percent clip) to his repertoire. The three-pointers will likely keep coming, and an encouraging sign is that he also shot 50 percent on his 66 attempts from long-two range. His defense (0.7 blocks and 0.6 steals) leaves something to be desired, but his combined production in both categories is passable. Overall, Carter ranked 83rd in fantasy on a per-game basis - his first time inside the top 100. This season, not much should change for Carter. He'll remain Orlando's starting center. He may need to share more touches with No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero and a healthy Markelle Fultz, but Fultz, in particular, is a good playmaker and could get Carter better looks around the rim. All things considered, fantasy managers should be able to turn to the center once again for consistent 15-and-10 production, even if his defense is a bit lacking.

Carter has struggled to make meaningful strides in his game since being selected No. 7 overall in the 2018 NBA Draft, and last season was his worst from a fantasy perspective, as the center ranked 146th on a per-game basis after managing a rank of 110th in 2019-20. He spent the first part of the season with Chicago but was dealt to Orlando at the deadline in the trade that sent Nikola Vucevic to the Bulls. He did manage to have one of the best stretches of his career while with the Magic, however. In 11 games to start April, he averaged 15.4 points on 56.2 percent shooting, 9.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.1 combined steals-plus-blocks. That said, plenty of players have great 10-game stretches, and Carter hasn't shown us many of the things scouts praised him for, including playmaking ability and three-point potential. He's averaged just 2.2 assists per 36 minutes for his career, and he's a woeful 27-for-112 (24.1 percent) from distance. He's even been rough from the mid-range, with Carter shooting just 60-of-161 (37.3 percent) on non-paint two-pointers. With Orlando in the midst of a rebuild, Carter will continue having opportunities to expand his game and be a part of the offense. However, he'll also be competing for minutes with another member of his draft class, Mo Bamba, who needs developmental time as well. Bamba has been more of a disappointment than Carter, but the organization needs to figure out sooner than later if either player is worth investing in. As a result, Carter is one of the more intriguing high-risk options in the late rounds of drafts this season. If he can truly establish himself as a better option than Bamba, Carter should be in line for 30-plus minutes consistently. If that's the case, he would be en route to finish inside the top 100.

A nagging ankle injury that sidelined him nearly two months and the shortened regular season cost Carter some valuable development time during the 2019-20 campaign, but the 2018 seventh overall pick still showed some encouraging signs of improvement. Carter finished with averages of 11.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists while shooting 53.4 percent overall across 29.2 minutes over 43 games. Carter's scoring and rebounding numbers both represented notable boosts from his rookie-season figures, and his accuracy also went up 4.9 percentage points. Nevertheless, Carter still has plenty of room for improvement in his offensive efficiency, considering he's yet to even match the 56.1 percent success rate from the floor he mustered during his one college season at Duke. A clean bill of health could certainly help make a difference for the 21-year-old, who could undoubtedly benefit from all the reps he can get given he's played only 87 total games at the NBA level over his first two seasons. One factor in Carter's favor in the coming season should be continuity, as he's projected to play alongside the same first-unit mates he did last season. That quartet of Coby White, Zach LaVine, Otto Porter and Lauri Markkanen will certainly command plenty of usage on the offensive end, but Carter figures to still be a solid option near the basket and serve as an above-average rebounder.

Carter's rookie campaign was cut short by injury, with the seventh overall pick appearing in just 44 games. He started each one, however, seeing 25.2 minutes per contest. While his season averages don't jump off the page, a deeper look reveals why he's considered a promising young center. Carter racked up seven double-doubles, three 20-point games, nine performances with double-digit boards, and seven outings with three or more blocks. He demonstrated his full skillset against the Nuggets in late October, dropping 25 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two threes and a combined six steals/blocks in 38 minutes. The Bulls will be looking for Carter to showcase those skills even more in 2019-20, as Robin Lopez has moved on to Milwaukee, making Carter the clear-cut option at center. It seems likely Carter will see 30-plus minutes per contest, and he averaged 13.5 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and a combined 2.6 blocks/steals when seeing minutes in the 30s last year. But fantasy owners should remain patient with Carter, as he'll be entering just his age 20 season in 2019-20.

Carter comes in at 6-foot-10 and 251 pounds with a nearly a 7-foot-5 wingspan, providing some size at center for the Bulls alongside Lauri Markkanen. Though Carter lacks elite athleticism, his versatility gives him plenty of upside. The rookie can finish in the pick-and-roll, catch-and-shoot threes, work in the post and make good passes. He was also an impressive rebounder at Duke, posting 13.5 boards per 40 minutes. Defensively, Carter's size should help him hold his own in the post, while his quick feet and long arms could help him make switches on the perimeter. He looked more than comfortable during five summer league tilts, averaging 14.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.4 combined blocks/steals and 1.6 assists while shooting 55.1 percent from the field and going 3-of-7 from beyond the arc. Carter also contributed to the overall success of the team, ending up with a plus-31.8 net rating. It’s unclear if he'll be the team’s starting center from Day 1, but it would be surprising if he doesn't at least split time at the position with Robin Lopez.

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Late addition to injury report

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March 3, 2026

Carter is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Wizards due to left ankle soreness.

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Plays hero in Tuesday's win

COrlando Magic

February 25, 2026

Carter supplied 20 points (9-13 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 11 rebounds and two assists over 36 minutes during Tuesday's 110-109 victory over the Lakers.

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Double-double in Sunday's win

COrlando Magic

February 23, 2026

Carter chipped in 15 points (6-14 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 14 rebounds and three assists over 33 minutes during Sunday's 111-109 victory over the Clippers.

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Will play Monday

COrlando Magic

February 9, 2026

Carter (ankle) will play in Monday's game against the Bucks, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

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Downgraded to questionable

COrlando Magic

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February 9, 2026

Carter is questionable for Monday's game against the Bucks with left ankle soreness.

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Praised by teammate

COrlando Magic

November 23, 2025

Carter was praised by teammate Tristan da Silva for his two-way impact this season, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel.

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"Both sides of the floor, he has a huge gravitation. Whether that's rebounding, defensive position, I feel like that's stuff that maybe goes unnoticed," da Silva said of Carter. The big man is averaging 12.3 points and 7.4 boards per game this season while shooting 53.0 percent from the floor and an impressive 45.8 percent from deep.

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