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Wendell Carter Jr.

Players Wendell Carter Jr.

Wendell Carter Jr.

ORL ORL· Center-Forward· #34· 2025-26

2.08 m · 122 kg · 27 years old

🧑‍💼 Mike Miller📄 18.1 M$ · 3 yrs · team option
🎮 NBA 2K27: 80 · Post-Scoring Stretch · potential B+
His profile in the leagueno. 32among frontcourtReboundsno. 72among frontcourtBlocksno. 74among frontcourtScoring
Season
78 games
11.8PTS
7.4REB
2.0AST
0.8STL
0.6BLK
29.3MIN
FG%
51.2%
3P%
31.9%
FT%
79.2%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26ORLORL7811.87.42.00.80.61.33.429.351.2%31.9%79.2%
2024-25ORLORL689.17.220.80.61.12.925.946%23.4%73.7%
2023-24ORLORL55116.91.70.60.51.22.225.652.5%37.4%69.4%
2022-23ORLORL5715.28.72.30.50.61.92.829.652.5%35.6%73.8%
2021-22ORLORL621510.52.80.60.71.92.729.952.5%32.7%69.1%
2020-21CHICHI/ORL5411.28.21.90.60.81.42.725.550.3%29.4%73.2%
2019-20CHICHI4311.39.41.20.80.81.73.829.253.4%20.7%73.7%
2018-19CHICHI4410.371.80.61.31.53.525.248.5%18.8%79.5%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 171 players
SCORINGno. 74AverageREBOUNDSno. 32Very goodASSISTSno. 79AverageSTEALSno. 79AverageBLOCKSno. 72Average
Career · 8 seasons
Points
0
11.9 per game
Rebounds
0
8.1 per game
Assists
0
2 per game
43.1%Field goals
In the clutch
last 5 min, within 5 points · 2018–2025
PTS/game
1
Win %
48.1%
206 games with clutch minutes
His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: rolling to the rimaround the league average (1.1 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Bam AdebayoBam Adebayo167 poss17 pts/100
Jalen DurenJalen Duren118 poss13 pts/100
Nikola VučevićNikola Vučević118 poss16 pts/100
Onyeka OkongwuOnyeka Okongwu117 poss21 pts/100
Karl-Anthony TownsKarl-Anthony Towns97 poss19 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

3.22km#115/414

Covers less court per minute than most: plays with position, not with running.

78 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.3#124/342

Touch and go: he barely dribbles before deciding.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

87.8%

He lives off the pass: he produces more off the catch than creating his own shot.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

49.6%#253/283

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings
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Observed

Wendell Carter Jr.: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#34 of 414).

5.5
Paint touches · 2025-26
Wendell Carter Jr.: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#34 of 414).Kilometres pe…Points per to…Paint touchesDrives per ga…Points create…Rebound conve…
  • 3.22 kmKilometres per game#115/414
  • 0.30Points per touch#124/342
  • 5.5Paint touches#34/414
  • 1.2Drives per game#318/414
  • 4.9Points created by assists#209/414
  • 49.6 %Rebound conversion#253/283
Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games
Open
See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence
  1. Kilometres per game: 3.22 km · rank 115 of 414 · 78 games · 2026-04-12
  2. Points per touch: 0.30 · rank 124 of 342 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
  3. Paint touches: 5.5 · rank 34 of 414 · 78 games · 2026-04-12
  4. Drives per game: 1.2 · rank 318 of 414 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
  5. Points created by assists: 4.9 · rank 209 of 414 · 78 games · 2026-04-12
  6. Rebound conversion: 49.6 % · rank 253 of 283 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
Limits
  • Ranks among players with ≥ 30 box-score games; rates also require their event floor.
Revision 5b993048 · house data · 2026-04-12
Measured

Wendell Carter Jr. sits in the 81th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in rebounding (2025-26).

81
Percentile · Rebounding · 2025-26
Wendell Carter Jr. sits in the 81th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in rebounding (2025-26).Reboundi…P81BlocksP58ScoringP57
Against 171 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
Observed

Wendell Carter Jr. goes from 9.1 to 11.8 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 8 seasons.

11.8
Points per game · 2025-26
Wendell Carter Jr. goes from 9.1 to 11.8 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 8 seasons.11.8
Career · 2018-19–2025-26 · 8 seasons
Forecast

Wendell Carter Jr.: projected impact -0.9 in 2026-27 (band -3.0–1.2, BPM scale).

-0.9
Projected impact · 2026-27
Wendell Carter Jr.: projected impact -0.9 in 2026-27 (band -3.0–1.2, BPM scale).-0.9
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20
Observed

Wendell Carter Jr. passes most to Desmond Bane (6.22 passes per game) in 2025-26; 7 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

6.22
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Wendell Carter Jr. passes most to Desmond Bane (6.22 passes per game) in 2025-26; 7 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Desmond… 6.22Paolo B… 5.19Jalen S… 4.17Anthony… 3.95
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Measured

With Jr. on the floor his team is 0.3 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

+0.3
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Jr. on the floor his team is 0.3 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…4.9With him off t…4.6
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 1,811 min with him · 686 min without
Career highs · advanced
18.4PER
5WS
1.6BPM
1.7VORP
62.3%TS%
20.9%USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
2018-192025-262025-26
👟 On his feet
Nike Giannis Freak 6
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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height208 cm
Weight122 kg
NBA Draft Combine 2018

Measured by the NBA in 2018 · barefoot · not his current physique

Anthropometrics
Height without shoes205 cm80.75″
Height with shoes208 cm82.00″
Wingspan225 cm88.50″7of 69
Standing reach277 cm109.00″8of 69
Hand length21.6 cm8.50″43of 69
Hand width22.9 cm9.00″49of 69
Body composition
Weight114 kg251 lb
Body fat7.9%

The rank is within the 2018 invitees who completed that drill.

The whole 2018 Combine
Injury history
2024-01-07knee · right2 days out
2023-11-04finger · left45 days out
2023-04-06hip · left3 days out
2023-03-05hip · left6 days out
2022-03-29wrist · left347 days out
2022-03-23ankle · left4 days out
🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Jaren Jackson Jr.10
Tobias Harris7
Jalen Duren6
Giannis Antetokounmpo6
Most blocked by
Myles Turner9
Ausar Thompson5
Isaiah Stewart5
Nikola Jokić4
🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

Desmond Bane
His main partner
Desmond Bane
6.2 passes per game · 50% shooting after the pass
Passes to most
Desmond Bane6.223%
Paolo Banchero5.219%
Jalen Suggs4.215%
Anthony Black4.014%
Tristan da Silva2.28%
Receives most from
Desmond Bane5.121%
Paolo Banchero4.518%
Jalen Suggs4.317%
Anthony Black4.116%
Tyus Jones1.87%
🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

52%
28%
21%
At the rim65%Three32%Mid-range42%
Assisted baskets: 76%Buzzer-beaters: 9mate: 29%bandeja: 27%palmeo: 5%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇺🇸United StatesPosition: pivot
🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):when-DELL
College: DukeDraft: 2018 · round 1, pick 7
His numbers
34ORL2020–202534CHI2018–2019
🧬 Physical twins

Who does he resemble? By height, weight, wingspan and reach (combine).