Wendell Carter’s consistency essential to Orlando Magic’s success

There is a drumbeat to every team. Someone who is just consistent and reliable. The level when the water is boiling and sloshing around.

For a young team especially, this drumbeat is important. It is the kind of player who keeps everyone humming in tune while they go through the ups and downs of a season.

Usually, teams look to their point guard for this consistency. He is their drumbeat. And Markelle Fultz certainly provides that with his staccato rhythm that goes offbeat every so often to keep the defense off balance. He is a downhill attacker and a scorer.

This is a team with a lot of drumbeats and potential leaders. The Magic have a lot of playmakers who can take over the rhythm of the…