Wendell Carter Jr.

Orlando Magic#34C6'10"262 lb27 years old

Fantasy outlook · 26-27 season

Rebounds and efficient shooting from a stretch center

StartThis week

His 61% shooting over seven games far outpaces 2025‑26's 51%, so expect regression, but the extra minutes and boards look real.

Latest news · 11 h agoCarter registered 19 points (6-12 FG, 3-3 3Pt, 4-9 FT), 11 rebounds and two blocks across 40 minutes in Saturday's 126-119 overtime loss to the Warriors.

Pros: REB +1.6FG% +1.5
Cons: AST -1.3
Fits: Punt AST → #28
Rank: #5465 from #119 in 25-26Only 9 games

Headline, verdict and take by AI from these stats and recent news · Nov 8

Latest news

11 h ago
Carter registered 19 points (6-12 FG, 3-3 3Pt, 4-9 FT), 11 rebounds and two blocks across 40 minutes in Saturday's 126-119 overtime loss to the Warriors.
Carter delivered a strong fantasy performance, posting his second consecutive double-double while also tying season-high marks in both made three-pointers and blocks. Carter has found a way to get it done on both ends of the floor this season, and he's recorded either double-digit points or double-digit rebounds in all but one of his nine outings in 2026-27. He's averaging 14.8 points and 9.6 boards per contest and is emerging as a reliable middle-tier option at center.
3 d ago
Carter finished with 27 points (10-12 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 5-6 FT), 13 rebounds, two assists and one steal in 34 minutes during Thursday's 117-104 loss to Phoenix.
Carter pieced together a stellar shooting performance, resulting in a team-high 27 points. This marks his best scoring night of the 2026-27 campaign, and it's the fourth time he's reached the 20-point threshold through eight appearances. Carter also turned in his first double-double of the year, though he's secured double-digit rebounds on four separate occasions.
5 d ago
Carter recorded six points (2-3 FG, 2-2 FT), nine rebounds and one steal in 34 minutes during Monday's 103-94 loss to Washington.
Carter was largely uninvolved offensively despite Orlando playing without Paolo Banchero (ankle), attempting just three shots while finishing one rebound shy of double figures. His 34 minutes were encouraging, but Nikola Vucevic continues to provide competition in the frontcourt. Carter should remain a reliable source of rebounds, though his scoring production could fluctuate significantly.
Oct 31
Carter finished with 20 points (6-11 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 7-8 FT), seven rebounds, one assist and two steals in 39 minutes during Friday's 121-114 win over the Raptors.
Carter has yet to record his first double-double of the season, and he ended just three boards shy of doing so Friday. He took a step forward offensively, though, as he hit the 20-point mark after scoring a combined 12 points (4-10 FG) in his previous two contests. Carter has reached the 20-point mark in three of his five appearances this season, and he should continue to benefit from an expanded offensive role due to the absences of Paolo Banchero (ankle) and Jalen Suggs (knee).
Oct 26
Carter chipped in nine points (3-6 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 3-4 FT), 10 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in 33 minutes during Sunday's 111-102 victory over the Knicks.
Carter cooled off a bit Sunday after dropping at least 20 points in two prior appearances, but he came down with a season-high 10 boards. The big man should continue to play a key role at center for the Magic, but fantasy managers should anticipate some regression coming at some point for Carter.

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18-19 season

Rank#116

Value-0.21

Games44

Minutes25.3

Points10.3

Rebounds7.0

Assists1.8

FG% · FT%.485 · .795

Category z-scores · rank 116 of 530

FG%

0.13

FT%

0.10

3PM

-1.27

PTS

-0.92

REB

0.31

AST

-0.78

STL

-1.07

BLK

1.19

0.43

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	+/-	Value
Jan 15	@ LAL	L 100-107	28	6	10	2	1	1	3	3-9	0-1	0-0	-13	-0.57
Jan 12	@ UTA	L 102-110	30	7	9	2	1	1	0	3-9	0-1	1-2	-16	-0.38
Jan 11	@ GSW	L 109-146	17	4	5	1	1	0	2	2-5	0-0	0-0	-40	-0.79
Jan 9	@ POR	L 112-124	29	22	6	1	0	0	0	7-9	1-1	7-7	-13	0.73
Jan 6	vs BKN	L 100-117	23	6	8	1	1	1	1	2-5	0-1	2-2	-6	-0.14
Jan 4	vs IND	L 116-119	43	15	8	3	3	1	0	6-9	0-1	3-4	+7	1.00
Jan 2	vs ORL	L 84-112	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-5	0-0	0-0	-21	-1.57
Dec 30	@ TOR	L 89-95	33	16	11	1	0	0	3	6-10	0-1	4-4	+9	-0.16
Dec 28	@ WAS	W 101-92	33	17	13	2	1	3	2	8-10	0-0	1-1	-2	1.17
Dec 26	vs MIN	L 94-119	23	12	9	1	0	2	2	6-11	0-0	0-0	-11	-0.13
Dec 23	@ CLE	W 112-92	19	5	7	2	0	0	1	2-7	0-0	1-2	+3	-1.13
Dec 21	vs ORL	W 90-80	25	10	8	0	0	0	0	5-8	0-0	0-0	-4	-0.35
Dec 19	vs BKN	L 93-96	24	9	5	2	1	1	0	4-10	0-1	1-2	+3	-0.42
Dec 17	@ OKC	L 96-121	19	8	4	1	0	2	1	4-8	0-1	0-0	-13	-0.38
Dec 15	@ SAS	W 98-93	21	8	2	0	0	2	0	3-5	0-0	2-4	+5	-0.68
Dec 13	@ ORL	L 91-97	18	7	3	1	0	1	3	3-4	0-0	1-2	-11	-0.94
Dec 10	vs SAC	L 89-108	29	8	8	2	1	1	3	3-6	0-0	2-2	-7	-0.23
Dec 8	vs BOS	L 77-133	14	3	4	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	1-2	-14	-1.16
Dec 7	vs OKC	W 114-112	21	6	2	2	1	2	2	2-5	0-0	2-3	+5	-0.51
Dec 4	@ IND	L 90-96	31	12	13	4	1	1	2	5-11	0-0	2-2	+2	0.22
Dec 1	@ HOU	L 105-121	33	8	8	1	0	1	0	3-6	0-0	2-4	-16	-0.67
Nov 30	@ DET	L 88-107	29	28	7	1	0	3	2	11-18	0-1	6-7	-24	0.76
Nov 28	@ MIL	L 113-116	24	6	7	3	0	0	0	3-9	0-1	0-0	+2	-0.74
Nov 26	vs SAS	L 107-108	24	8	6	1	1	1	2	4-11	0-0	0-0	+12	-0.61
Nov 24	@ MIN	L 96-111	32	12	8	1	1	0	2	3-9	0-2	6-7	-17	-0.50
Nov 23	vs MIA	L 96-103	14	6	4	2	0	2	2	1-2	0-1	4-4	-1	-0.24
Nov 21	vs PHX	W 124-116	22	14	5	2	1	0	2	6-9	0-1	2-2	-4	-0.04
Nov 17	vs TOR	L 83-122	22	8	5	3	0	1	1	2-8	0-1	4-4	-20	-0.51
Nov 16	@ MIL	L 104-123	25	12	4	4	1	1	1	6-8	0-0	0-0	-21	0.27
Nov 14	@ BOS	L 82-111	26	11	7	0	0	1	2	5-13	0-1	1-1	-15	-0.76
Nov 12	vs DAL	L 98-103	27	7	10	1	1	2	3	3-9	0-3	1-1	+10	-0.33
Nov 10	vs CLE	W 99-98	25	15	5	1	0	3	2	5-6	0-0	5-8	-7	-0.20
Nov 7	@ NOP	L 98-107	29	17	11	0	1	3	1	7-11	1-2	2-3	-7	0.79
Nov 5	@ NYK	W 116-115	22	11	13	2	0	2	3	3-9	1-1	4-4	+11	-0.03
Nov 3	vs HOU	L 88-96	36	14	13	1	2	4	3	4-7	0-1	6-6	+2	1.32
Nov 2	vs IND	L 105-107	24	11	8	6	1	1	1	5-10	0-0	1-1	+8	0.24
Oct 31	vs DEN	L 107-108	38	25	8	5	3	3	1	9-21	2-3	5-6	+4	1.48
Oct 29	vs GSW	L 124-149	27	18	7	4	1	0	0	7-13	0-2	4-5	-20	0.22
Oct 27	@ ATL	W 97-85	22	10	10	1	1	2	1	4-9	0-2	2-2	-8	0.24
Oct 26	@ CHA	L 106-135	18	7	4	1	0	3	2	2-5	1-1	2-2	-21	-0.17
Oct 24	vs CHA	W 112-110	30	6	7	2	0	2	1	2-7	0-0	2-6	-9	-1.39
Oct 22	@ DAL	L 109-115	32	4	9	4	0	1	3	2-7	0-1	0-0	+5	-0.84
Oct 20	vs DET	L 116-118	18	8	2	1	0	2	2	4-6	0-0	0-0	-3	-0.43
Oct 18	@ PHI	L 108-127	20	8	3	3	0	1	1	4-10	0-0	0-0	-18	-0.69

By season

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	FT%	3PM
26-27	ORL	9	33.4	14.8	9.6	1.0	1.1	0.7	1.9	.630	.732	1.2
25-26	ORL	78	29.4	11.8	7.4	2.0	0.8	0.6	1.3	.512	.792	0.9
24-25	ORL	68	25.9	9.1	7.2	2.0	0.8	0.6	1.1	.460	.737	0.5
23-24	ORL	55	25.6	11.0	6.9	1.7	0.6	0.5	1.2	.525	.694	1.2
22-23	ORL	57	29.6	15.2	8.7	2.3	0.5	0.6	1.9	.525	.738	1.4
21-22	ORL	62	29.9	15.0	10.4	2.8	0.6	0.7	1.9	.525	.691	1.1
20-21	CHI, ORL	54	25.5	11.2	8.2	1.9	0.7	0.8	1.4	.503	.732	0.3
19-20	CHI	43	29.2	11.3	9.4	1.2	0.8	0.8	1.7	.534	.737	0.1
18-19	CHI	44	25.3	10.3	7.0	1.8	0.6	1.3	1.5	.485	.795	0.1
Career		470	27.8	12.0	8.2	2.0	0.7	0.7	1.5	.512	.740	0.8