When Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. ended his seventh year in the NBA, the 6-foot-10 big had two goals in mind.
“Become that knockdown shooter I was a year or two ago, and be in the best shape of my life,” he said in early May after Orlando‘s season came to a close in the first round of the playoffs for a second year in a row.
Carter wasn’t happy with how he performed during the 2024-25 campaign and the numbers backed up his frustration.
He averaged a career-low 9.