Wendell Carter Jr.

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

Fantasy outlook · 26-27 season

Rebounds and efficient shooting from a stretch center

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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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19-20 season

Rank#113

Value-0.20

Games43

Minutes29.2

Points11.3

Rebounds9.4

Assists1.2

FG% · FT%.534 · .737

Category z-scores · rank 113 of 529

FG%

0.74

FT%

-0.55

3PM

-1.43

PTS

-0.78

REB

1.29

AST

-1.03

STL

-0.63

BLK

0.30

0.26

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	+/-	Value
Mar 10	vs CLE	W 108-103	27	17	6	1	2	0	2	7-9	0-0	3-4	-6	0.31
Mar 8	@ BKN	L 107-110	28	7	3	1	0	0	1	2-5	0-0	3-4	-10	-1.05
Mar 6	vs IND	L 102-108	26	8	6	1	0	0	4	2-4	0-1	4-4	-8	-0.88
Mar 4	@ MIN	L 108-115	25	6	9	1	1	1	1	3-6	0-0	0-0	-14	-0.15
Mar 2	vs DAL	W 109-107	23	7	6	1	0	1	2	2-5	0-0	3-5	+1	-1.09
Feb 29	@ NYK	L 115-125	18	6	9	2	0	1	0	1-5	0-0	4-6	-15	-0.78
Jan 6	@ DAL	L 110-118	18	6	6	0	1	1	2	2-7	0-0	2-2	-5	-0.58
Jan 4	vs BOS	L 104-111	36	11	14	2	3	2	2	3-9	0-2	5-5	-9	0.99
Jan 2	vs UTA	L 98-102	36	18	13	4	0	0	4	7-12	1-2	3-4	+9	-0.23
Dec 30	vs MIL	L 102-123	28	10	11	1	1	1	2	5-9	0-2	0-0	-16	-0.02
Dec 28	vs ATL	W 116-81	26	13	8	4	0	0	2	4-8	2-3	3-4	+24	-0.37
Dec 23	@ ORL	L 95-103	28	6	10	0	0	0	2	3-8	0-1	0-0	-6	-0.97
Dec 21	@ DET	W 119-107	30	12	12	1	0	0	3	4-8	1-1	3-3	+23	-0.36
Dec 18	@ WAS	W 110-109	39	9	9	2	1	3	2	3-8	0-0	3-4	+3	0.02
Dec 16	@ OKC	L 106-109	38	12	9	2	1	2	3	5-10	0-1	2-4	-2	-0.38
Dec 14	vs LAC	W 109-106	36	14	7	1	2	4	1	6-10	0-0	2-2	+2	1.16
Dec 13	vs CHA	L 73-83	24	6	11	2	3	0	1	2-6	0-1	2-2	-17	0.35
Dec 11	vs ATL	W 136-102	23	11	10	1	0	0	0	5-8	0-0	1-1	+9	-0.16
Dec 9	vs TOR	L 92-93	25	14	7	3	0	0	2	5-8	0-0	4-5	-15	-0.42
Dec 8	@ MIA	L 105-110	40	7	10	0	1	0	0	2-3	0-0	3-4	+13	-0.20
Dec 6	vs GSW	L 98-100	35	4	12	2	2	0	0	2-5	0-0	0-0	+5	0.12
Dec 4	vs MEM	W 106-99	33	16	13	0	0	4	5	5-8	0-1	6-8	+6	0.04
Dec 2	@ SAC	W 113-106	37	10	10	1	2	0	5	4-8	0-1	2-2	-2	-0.29
Nov 29	@ POR	L 103-107	34	16	9	1	2	0	0	7-16	0-1	2-4	+3	-0.23
Nov 27	@ GSW	L 90-104	31	8	9	0	2	0	1	4-10	0-0	0-2	-11	-0.72
Nov 25	vs POR	L 94-117	31	12	9	1	1	1	2	5-8	0-1	2-2	-16	0.15
Nov 23	@ CHA	W 116-115	34	17	11	3	2	2	2	6-10	1-1	4-6	+7	0.70
Nov 22	vs MIA	L 108-116	26	6	6	1	1	0	1	3-3	0-0	0-0	-12	-0.24
Nov 20	vs DET	W 109-89	33	12	15	1	1	1	1	3-7	0-0	6-8	+21	0.03
Nov 18	vs MIL	L 101-115	28	6	8	0	1	0	1	3-6	0-1	0-0	-10	-0.45
Nov 16	vs BKN	L 111-117	37	18	14	2	0	0	2	5-10	0-0	8-8	+1	0.25
Nov 14	@ MIL	L 115-124	21	14	6	1	0	0	2	6-7	0-0	2-2	+5	-0.20
Nov 12	vs NYK	W 120-102	35	17	12	0	0	0	1	7-11	0-0	3-6	+17	-0.65
Nov 9	vs HOU	L 94-117	29	13	16	2	0	2	0	5-9	0-1	3-3	-5	0.65
Nov 6	@ ATL	W 113-93	13	2	2	0	0	2	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	+16	-0.91
Nov 5	vs LAL	L 112-118	31	11	11	0	0	1	2	4-9	0-1	3-6	-16	-1.08
Nov 3	@ IND	L 95-108	28	20	10	2	0	0	2	9-10	0-0	2-6	-3	-0.58
Nov 1	vs DET	W 112-106	32	16	11	2	0	0	0	6-9	1-1	3-5	+13	-0.13
Oct 30	@ CLE	L 111-117	27	15	8	0	0	2	3	5-8	0-1	5-6	-1	-0.17
Oct 28	@ NYK	L 98-105	28	20	10	2	1	3	1	7-9	0-1	6-7	-4	1.21
Oct 26	vs TOR	L 84-108	23	12	11	0	0	0	1	6-14	0-2	0-2	-19	-1.16
Oct 25	@ MEM	W 110-102	27	7	7	0	2	1	1	2-4	0-1	3-4	+16	-0.02
Oct 23	@ CHA	L 125-126	29	12	9	0	0	1	1	5-11	0-0	2-2	+2	-0.33

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