Through the first 16 games of the season, Wendell Carter Jr. averaged his most points (12.4), rebounds (7.6) and assists (2.1) since his 2022-23 campaign, but his impact for the Magic goes beyond the basic box score, according to his teammates.
“Defensively, I don’t know if anybody’s watching, but he goes out there every single night and guards the great bigs, does a great job and also he can switch onto the guards,” Orlando backup center Goga Bitadze said this week.
Added second-year pro Tristan da Silva: “Both sides of the floor, [he has] a huge gravitation.