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Offseason work paying dividends from 3 for Magic center Wendell Carter Jr.

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.