Wendell

Carter Jr.

#34

Wendell Carter Jr.

Height : 6' 10" · Weight : 270 lbs · Age : 27

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Orlando Magic	78	78	29.3	4.2-8.2	51.2	0.9-2.9	31.9	2.5-3.2
2024-25	Orlando Magic	68	51	25.9	3.3-7.2	46.0	0.5-2.3	23.4	1.9-2.6
2023-24	Orlando Magic	55	48	25.6	4.1-7.7	52.5	1.2-3.1	37.4	1.7-2.4
2022-23	Orlando Magic	57	54	29.6	5.6-10.8	52.5	1.4-3.9	35.6	2.5-3.4
2021-22	Orlando Magic	62	61	29.9	5.8-11.0	52.5	1.1-3.5	32.7	2.3-3.3
2020-21	2020 21 Totals	54	44	25.5	4.3-8.5	50.3	0.3-0.9	29.4	2.4-3.3
2020-21	Orlando Magic	22	19	26.5	4.6-9.3	49.3	0.3-1.3	24.1	2.2-3.1
2020-21	Chicago Bulls	32	25	24.8	4.0-7.9	51.2	0.3-0.7	36.4	2.6-3.5
2019-20	Chicago Bulls	43	43	29.2	4.3-8.0	53.4	0.1-0.7	20.7	2.6-3.5
2018-19	Chicago Bulls	44	44	25.2	4.1-8.4	48.5	0.1-0.7	18.8	2.0-2.5

ContractOrlando Magic payroll →

This season: 18.10 M$
Seasons left: 3 · through 2028-29
Total remaining: 58.7 M$

2026-27
18.10 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
19.55 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
21.00 M$
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Advanced stats, 2025-26CentersNBA stats →

Points

11.8

Rebounds

7.4

Assists

2.0

TS%

61.7 %

Usage

15.6 %

PER

14.1

WS/48

.131

On/off +/−

+2.6

Minutes

29.3

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

1.9

Points/game

12.0

Games

WAR 2025-26

2.2

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+9)

2022-233.5 WAR · 4.1 per 2,000 min
2023-242.7 WAR · 3.8 per 2,000 min
2024-250.8 WAR · 0.9 per 2,000 min
2025-262.2 WAR · 1.9 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+19 · 26 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

SCO: Scoring; 67
SHT: Shooting; 74
FIN: Finishing; 84
PLY: Playmaking; 75
BAL: Ball security; 76
REB: Rebounding; 70
DEF: Defense; 68
DUR: Durability; 80
EX: Experience; 75

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

2.2

#32 of 51 regular centers

PAL Rating

23 / 100

#40 of 51 regular centers

Value Rating

16 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 58 · salary $18.1M

PAL: dimensions

Impact38

Scoring26

Playmaking32

Shooting58

Rebounding32

Defense26

Where WAR comes from

VORP+0.8

BPM (per 100 possessions)-0.6

Offensive BPM-1.0

Defensive BPM+0.5

Win Shares+6.2

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

12.5 pi

28th percentile

At the rim

78.3 %

83th percentile

Rim share

33.3 %

38th percentile

Midrange

45.2 %

64th percentile

Three-point

.319

30th percentile

3PA share

35.5 %

75th percentile

Corner threes

30.7 %

38th percentile

Free throws

.792

81th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	ORL	11.8	2.2	23	71	61.7	.319	35.5
2024-25	ORL	9.1	0.8	21	67	54.4	.234	32.2
2023-24	ORL	11.0	2.7	29	76	62.3	.374	40.2
2022-23	ORL	15.2	3.5	27	74	62.1	.356	36.7
2021-22	ORL	15.0	4.6	87	82	60.1	.327	31.3

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 3Playoffs	@ DET	L 116-94	38	13	5	2	0	1	3-7	1-4
May 1Playoffs	vs DET	L 93-79	32	9	0	2	0	2	3-5	1-2
Apr 29Playoffs	@ DET	L 116-109	34	9	4	4	1	3	2-4	1-3
Apr 28Playoffs	vs DET	W 94-88	35	12	11	4	0	2	3-8	1-2
Apr 25Playoffs	vs DET	W 113-105	37	14	17	3	0	1	5-9	0-3
Apr 22Playoffs	@ DET	L 98-83	24	3	5	0	1	2	1-6	0-2
Apr 19Playoffs	@ DET	W 112-101	37	17	7	5	2	1	8-9	1-2
Apr 17	vs CHA	W 121-90	27	16	6	1	0	1	6-7	2-2
Apr 15	@ PHI	L 109-97	32	5	11	1	1	2	1-7	0-2
Apr 12	@ BOS	L 113-108	31	3	8	2	0	2	0-5	0-2