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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20-21 season

Rank#149

Value-0.31

Games54

Minutes25.5

Points11.2

Rebounds8.2

Assists1.9

FG% · FT%.503 · .732

Category z-scores · rank 149 of 540

FG%

0.30

FT%

-0.71

3PM

-1.40

PTS

-0.84

REB

0.95

AST

-0.73

STL

-1.03

BLK

0.21

0.42

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	+/-	Value
May 14	@ PHI	L 97-122	21	0	8	1	1	2	1	0-4	0-0	0-0	-18	-0.45
May 13	@ ATL	L 93-116	27	12	11	0	0	1	1	4-11	0-2	4-6	-26	-0.84
May 11	@ MIL	L 102-114	31	8	14	4	0	0	1	3-11	0-2	2-2	-4	-0.57
May 3	@ DET	W 119-112	19	11	5	1	0	0	0	5-8	1-2	0-0	+15	-0.39
May 1	vs MEM	W 112-111	27	6	4	1	0	0	2	2-6	0-1	2-2	-6	-1.09
Apr 30	@ MEM	L 75-92	22	8	8	2	0	0	2	3-11	0-2	2-3	-17	-1.33
Apr 28	@ CLE	W 109-104	21	5	7	2	1	2	1	2-5	0-0	1-2	+1	-0.30
Apr 26	vs LAL	L 103-114	29	10	8	0	0	0	1	4-11	0-2	2-2	-21	-0.83
Apr 25	vs IND	L 112-131	21	10	13	1	0	1	1	4-10	1-1	1-2	-6	-0.49
Apr 20	@ ATL	L 96-112	26	17	9	0	3	0	1	6-8	1-2	4-6	+1	0.59
Apr 18	vs HOU	L 110-114	32	11	10	1	1	0	2	5-7	1-1	0-1	-14	-0.28
Apr 16	@ TOR	L 102-113	32	20	9	1	0	1	0	8-12	1-1	3-4	-1	0.28
Apr 14	@ CHI	W 115-106	31	19	12	4	2	1	1	8-16	0-0	3-5	+1	0.37
Apr 12	vs SAS	L 97-120	30	15	8	4	1	0	3	6-11	0-1	3-4	-3	-0.34
Apr 11	vs MIL	L 87-124	27	8	7	2	2	2	1	3-7	0-2	2-3	-12	0.15
Apr 9	vs IND	L 106-111	26	8	9	0	1	1	2	4-11	0-1	0-0	-1	-0.54
Apr 7	vs WAS	L 116-131	23	15	4	1	1	0	1	6-9	1-1	2-3	-17	-0.22
Apr 4	@ DEN	L 109-119	35	16	9	4	3	1	2	8-15	0-2	0-1	-12	0.53
Apr 3	@ UTA	L 91-137	34	19	12	1	0	2	1	6-12	0-3	7-8	-21	0.31
Apr 1	@ NOP	W 115-110	31	21	12	2	0	1	2	8-13	0-1	5-5	+12	0.44
Mar 30	@ LAC	W 103-96	18	11	6	3	0	3	2	4-4	1-1	2-2	+8	0.43
Mar 28	@ LAL	L 93-96	20	8	8	0	1	0	1	2-3	0-1	4-7	-1	-0.90
Mar 24	vs CLE	L 94-103	22	7	9	1	0	0	1	3-5	0-0	1-2	+5	-0.81
Mar 22	vs UTA	L 95-120	18	6	8	2	1	0	1	3-5	0-0	0-0	-15	-0.30
Mar 21	@ DET	W 100-86	14	4	3	0	0	1	0	0-2	0-0	4-4	-5	-0.64
Mar 19	@ DEN	L 127-131	23	6	6	5	0	0	0	2-5	1-1	1-4	-1	-1.23
Mar 17	vs SAS	L 99-106	17	10	6	2	0	0	1	3-7	0-0	4-4	-10	-0.54
Mar 16	vs OKC	W 123-102	23	9	9	2	0	1	1	4-8	0-0	1-2	+17	-0.58
Mar 14	vs TOR	W 118-95	19	12	11	1	1	1	0	4-9	0-0	4-5	+12	0.08
Mar 12	vs MIA	L 90-101	22	4	10	3	0	0	0	1-5	0-0	2-2	-11	-0.60
Mar 11	vs PHI	L 105-127	15	8	9	1	0	2	2	3-8	0-1	2-2	-13	-0.40
Mar 3	@ NOP	W 128-124	27	7	15	4	0	1	0	3-11	1-1	0-0	+22	-0.23
Mar 1	vs DEN	L 112-118	23	8	3	2	0	0	1	2-4	0-0	4-6	-12	-1.17
Feb 26	vs PHX	L 97-106	25	2	5	2	1	0	4	1-3	0-0	0-0	-5	-1.06
Feb 24	vs MIN	W 133-126	32	17	10	2	2	2	1	6-8	1-2	4-4	-2	1.37
Feb 22	@ HOU	W 120-100	29	18	13	1	2	3	3	8-14	0-0	2-2	+5	1.05
Feb 20	vs SAC	W 122-114	33	7	5	5	0	2	2	3-7	0-0	1-2	+2	-0.65
Feb 19	@ PHI	L 105-112	25	15	4	1	0	0	1	7-13	1-2	0-0	-17	-0.56
Feb 17	vs DET	W 105-102	27	18	3	0	1	2	0	7-9	0-0	4-6	-2	0.23
Feb 15	@ IND	W 120-112	21	11	9	1	1	0	4	4-7	0-0	3-4	+4	-0.65
Jan 18	vs HOU	W 125-120	21	10	8	1	1	0	3	4-7	0-0	2-2	-4	-0.39
Jan 17	@ DAL	W 117-101	27	12	7	1	5	1	2	3-7	1-1	5-8	-1	0.58
Jan 15	@ OKC	L 125-127	33	16	11	2	0	3	2	6-9	0-0	4-5	-4	0.39
Jan 10	@ LAC	L 127-130	27	12	5	2	0	0	4	4-8	0-1	4-4	-3	-0.84
Jan 8	@ LAL	L 115-117	25	23	7	3	0	0	1	9-15	0-1	5-6	0	-0.05
Jan 6	@ SAC	L 124-128	30	11	17	4	0	0	1	4-9	0-0	3-4	+2	-0.26
Jan 5	@ POR	W 111-108	25	13	3	5	1	1	1	4-9	0-2	5-6	+1	-0.12
Jan 3	vs DAL	W 118-108	23	7	7	1	1	0	1	2-8	0-1	3-5	-2	-1.12
Jan 1	@ MIL	L 96-126	25	12	5	3	0	1	1	5-7	1-2	1-2	-16	-0.31
Dec 31	@ WAS	W 133-130	23	16	5	1	1	1	2	7-11	1-1	1-2	-24	-0.12
Dec 29	@ WAS	W 115-107	34	10	12	3	0	0	2	5-8	0-1	0-2	+14	-0.89
Dec 27	vs GSW	L 128-129	31	22	13	4	0	0	3	8-9	1-2	5-8	-4	-0.12
Dec 26	vs IND	L 106-125	27	9	6	2	0	2	1	2-10	0-1	5-6	-20	-0.73
Dec 23	vs ATL	L 104-124	26	6	6	2	0	0	3	2-5	0-2	2-2	-13	-1.00

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