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Wendell Carter Jr.

RANK #1252025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEC252025-26 9-CAT #108 8-CAT #121C · Orlando MagicAge 276' 10"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

11.8

Points / game

7.4

Rebounds

2.0

Assists

29.3

Minutes

51.2%

FG%

26.6

FPTS / game

-5.8

vs C median

TIER 6 · #125 OVERALLDepth piece — #25 among centers

Wendell Carter Jr. is ranked #25 among 58 eligible NBA centers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 4.4 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 27 minutes/game over that stretch vs 29.4 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile59%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

VALUE PICK

Wendell Carter Jr. 2026-27 fantasy outlook

25.9Proj FPTS/G · ~2098 / 81 games

21.6–31.8Typical game · middle 50%

#135Projected rank

139.6ADP (ESPN drafts)

We rank him #135 versus an ADP of 139.6 — the market drafts him 36 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (27 minutes/gm late vs 29.4 season), a late-season decline in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK Low^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Wendell Carter Jr. consistency and floor

80 GAMES

15.9

Floor (p10)

26.6

Average

37.7

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered80%

Boom rate125%+ of average19%

Bust rateunder half of average4%

26.6

Season avg FPTS

24.6

Last 10 FPTS

22.2

Last 5 FPTS

Carter vs other centers

PERCENTILE · 58 RANKED

Points11.869

Rebounds7.459

Assists2.069

Steals0.878

Blocks0.629

Minutes29.386

Fantasy PPG26.659

Percentile among all ranked NBA centers · 99 = best

Carter fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 46.7SEASON LOW 9.3LAST 5 AVG 22.2

Wendell Carter Jr. game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 17	CHA	W 121-90	27	16	6	1	0	1	2	6-7	2-2	25.7
Apr 15	@PHI	L 109-97	32	5	11	1	1	2	0	1-7	0-2	28.7
Apr 12	@BOS	L 113-108	31	3	8	2	0	2	2	0-5	0-2	19.6
Apr 11	@CHI	W 127-103	25	11	6	0	0	1	0	4-7	0-1	21.2
Apr 8	MIN	W 132-120	20	4	7	1	0	1	1	2-5	0-1	15.9
Apr 6	DET	W 123-107	18	12	3	3	1	0	1	2-4	1-2	22.1
Apr 5	@NO	W 112-108	32	13	5	1	0	0	1	6-7	0-1	19.5
Apr 4	@DAL	W 138-127	36	28	6	3	0	0	2	8-16	2-3	37.7
Apr 1	ATL	L 130-101	25	14	6	0	1	1	1	6-9	0-2	26.2
Mar 31	PHX	W 115-111	28	15	12	0	2	0	6	4-7	1-1	29.4
Mar 29	@TOR	L 139-87	26	4	4	1	0	0	1	1-2	0-1	9.3
Mar 26	SAC	W 121-117	35	10	11	0	1	1	2	3-8	0-2	27.2
Mar 25	@CLE	L 136-131	29	15	5	2	1	1	0	4-7	2-5	30
Mar 23	IND	L 128-126	28	17	5	2	1	0	2	7-11	0-2	27
Mar 21	LAL	L 105-104	29	13	9	2	1	0	1	5-8	1-1	28.8
Mar 17	OKC	L 113-108	29	11	5	3	1	0	1	3-9	0-4	23.5
Mar 16	@ATL	L 124-112	28	17	3	1	1	0	2	6-10	2-5	23.1
Mar 15	@MIA	W 121-117	35	15	8	2	0	0	1	5-8	1-3	26.6
Mar 12	WSH	W 136-131 OT	34	19	11	3	2	2	2	8-13	2-3	46.7
Mar 11	CLE	W 128-122	35	11	11	4	0	1	0	4-7	1-3	33.2
Mar 9	@MIL	W 130-91	22	9	5	2	2	1	1	3-6	0-1	26
Mar 7	@MIN	W 119-92	25	10	6	3	1	1	1	4-5	0-0	26.7
Mar 6	DAL	W 115-114	24	15	7	1	1	1	0	5-6	1-1	30.9
Mar 1	DET	L 106-92	33	4	9	2	2	1	2	2-6	0-2	24.8
Feb 27	HOU	L 113-108	27	16	6	1	0	0	1	6-8	1-1	23.7
Feb 25	@LAL	W 110-109	36	20	11	2	0	0	1	9-13	0-2	35.2
Feb 23	@LAC	W 111-109	33	15	14	3	0	0	5	6-14	0-1	31.3
Feb 21	@PHX	L 113-110 2OT	34	7	11	1	0	0	2	2-4	0-2	19.7
Feb 20	@SAC	W 131-94	25	2	8	3	1	0	0	1-5	0-2	19.1
Feb 12	MIL	L 116-108	31	6	11	3	2	0	1	1-7	0-3	28.7
Feb 10	MIL	W 118-99	24	4	8	2	2	0	0	2-8	0-4	22.6
Feb 8	UTAH	W 120-117	28	8	6	1	1	1	2	2-3	0-1	20.7
Feb 6	BKN	W 118-98	22	7	8	1	2	1	1	3-6	1-2	26.1
Feb 4	@OKC	L 128-92	23	9	7	2	1	0	1	3-7	1-3	22.4
Feb 2	@SA	L 112-103	19	2	2	0	2	0	0	1-7	0-2	10.4
Jan 31	TOR	W 130-120	35	23	7	3	1	0	0	9-14	2-4	38.9
Jan 29	@MIA	W 133-124	27	10	5	1	0	0	1	4-8	2-5	16.5
Jan 27	@CLE	L 114-98	34	9	7	1	0	1	0	4-8	1-4	21.9
Jan 25	CLE	L 119-105	30	11	5	3	1	2	3	3-9	1-5	27.5
Jan 23	CHA	L 124-97	20	4	3	3	1	0	0	2-6	0-3	15.1
Jan 18	MEM	L 126-109	33	18	7	4	2	2	1	6-11	4-7	43.4
Jan 15	MEM	W 118-111	29	9	6	3	0	1	1	3-7	1-4	22.7
Jan 10	PHI	L 103-91	29	13	8	2	0	3	4	6-13	1-6	30.6
Jan 8	@BKN	W 104-103 OT	39	20	6	3	1	1	1	8-14	0-4	36.7
Jan 7	@WSH	L 120-112	20	2	7	3	0	0	1	1-6	0-3	13.9
Jan 4	IND	W 135-127	32	18	12	4	2	0	1	6-10	1-3	43.4
Jan 3	@CHI	L 121-114	32	13	10	1	0	0	0	4-12	2-6	26.5
Dec 31	@IND	W 112-110	29	6	11	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-2	22.2
Dec 30	@TOR	L 107-106	32	9	6	2	1	1	1	4-10	1-5	24.2
Dec 28	DEN	W 127-126	38	18	7	4	0	0	0	8-16	1-4	32.4
Dec 27	CHA	L 120-105	28	16	8	1	1	1	1	5-10	2-5	32.1
Dec 24	@POR	W 110-106	31	14	7	1	1	1	0	5-11	1-4	29.9
Dec 23	@GS	L 120-97	29	9	4	2	0	0	1	3-8	0-3	15.8
Dec 21	@UTAH	W 128-127 OT	37	14	9	4	0	1	2	6-9	1-3	31.8
Dec 19	@DEN	L 126-115	29	26	8	0	1	2	0	11-15	4-7	44.6
Dec 13	NY	L 132-120	35	14	6	2	4	0	0	4-6	2-2	36.2
Dec 9	MIA	W 117-108	31	14	10	3	1	1	0	6-8	2-3	36.5
Dec 7	@NY	L 106-100	33	8	7	3	0	0	0	2-8	1-5	20.9
Dec 6	MIA	W 106-105	28	7	7	1	0	0	0	3-5	0-1	16.9
Dec 4	SA	L 114-112	29	5	9	2	1	1	1	2-9	0-4	23.8
Dec 2	CHI	W 125-120	30	17	6	1	1	1	0	6-8	1-2	31.7
Nov 29	@DET	W 112-109	32	8	11	3	1	1	3	2-7	2-4	28.7
Nov 26	@PHI	W 144-103	22	12	8	1	0	0	1	4-5	0-1	22.1
Nov 22	NY	W 133-121	22	11	4	1	0	0	2	4-4	2-2	15.3
Nov 21	LAC	W 129-101	32	7	7	6	1	0	0	3-11	1-3	27.4
Nov 19	GS	W 121-113	35	17	12	2	1	0	1	5-7	1-3	36.4
Nov 17	@HOU	L 117-113 OT	37	15	6	2	1	4	1	5-11	2-4	39.2
Nov 15	BKN	W 105-98	32	7	5	3	0	0	2	1-2	0-1	15.5
Nov 13	@NY	W 124-107	31	13	8	2	0	0	4	6-8	1-2	21.6
Nov 11	POR	W 115-112	30	19	9	5	0	2	4	8-12	1-3	39.3
Nov 9	BOS	L 111-107	32	12	4	1	1	1	3	4-10	2-6	21.3
Nov 8	BOS	W 123-110	31	18	5	1	2	0	3	5-10	2-4	28.5
Nov 5	@ATL	L 127-112	30	11	5	1	0	0	0	4-8	1-4	18.5
Nov 1	@WSH	W 125-94	28	16	12	0	0	2	2	7-10	2-3	34.4
Oct 30	@CHA	W 123-107	27	18	8	3	0	1	1	6-9	3-5	34.1
Oct 29	@DET	L 135-116	15	8	2	1	0	0	2	3-3	2-2	9.9
Oct 27	@PHI	L 136-124	34	10	10	2	1	2	2	4-11	1-2	32
Oct 25	CHI	L 110-98	31	8	13	1	1	0	2	1-7	1-2	26.1
Oct 24	ATL	L 111-107	31	10	8	2	2	0	2	2-4	0-1	26.6
Oct 22	MIA	W 125-121	30	9	8	1	1	1	2	2-5	0-1	24.1

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QIs Wendell Carter Jr. a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #125 overall, #25 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Wendell Carter Jr. be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 139.6 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #135, so he is a value at that price.

QHow many fantasy points will Wendell Carter Jr. score in 2026-27?

We project 25.9 points per game across an expected 81 games — approximately 2098 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 21.6 and 31.8 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #135 in projected scoring.

QHow does Wendell Carter Jr. rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Wendell Carter Jr. finished #108 in 9-cat and #121 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #125 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Wendell Carter Jr. for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 80% of games, with a floor of 15.9 and a ceiling of 37.7 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 19% of games and busted (under half his average) in 4%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.