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• Southeast Notes: Bitadze, Carter, Jovic, Love, Sarr
Magic center Goga Bitadze, who stepped up when Wendell Carter was injured and started 33 games last season, finds himself in a similar position this fall. With Carter on the shelf due to left foot plantar fasciitis, Bitadze has started the past four games for Orlando and has averaged a double-double (10.5 points, 10.5 rebounds) […]...2024
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• Magic Notes: Carter, Bitadze, Anthony Black
Magic starting center Wendell Carter Jr. has suffered a left foot plantar fascia strain and is out for the immediate future, per Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link). Beede adds that, after missing four games with a left foot tendon strain of his own, reserve center Goga Bitadze made his return to the hardwood […]...2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• Magic sign Wendell Carter Jr. to a contract extension
The Orlando Magic recently signed center Wendell Carter Jr. to a contract extension, President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced. Carter Jr. (6’10”, 262, 4/16/99) played in 55 games (48 starts) last season with Orlando, averaging 11.0 ppg., 6.9 rpg. and 1.7 apg. in 25.6 minpg., while shooting .525 (223-425) from the floor and .374 … Continue reading "Magic sign Wendell Carter J...2024
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• Magic, Wendell Carter Jr. Agree to Three-Year, $59M Extension
Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. has agreed to a three-year, $59 million contract extension, his agent, Mike Miller of LIFT Sports Management, told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday night. Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. is now under contract through the 2028-29 season for a combined $82 million Carter, 25, is now under contract […] The post Magic, Wendell Carter Jr. Agree...2024
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• Wendell Carter Jr. agrees to three-year, $59 million extension with Magic, per report

The Magic have re-signed three centers this offseason...2024

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• NBA free agency 2024 winners and losers, starring 76ers, Nuggets, Thunder, and more

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK Here are the winners and losers of 2024 NBA free agency so far. The biggest names on the 2024 NBA free agent market came off the board almost immediately. Paul George kept NBA insiders up until 3 a.m. before choosing the Philadelphia 76ers, and rest of the big names quickly followed suit with their decisions the next morning. The Oklahoma City...2024
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• Wendell Carter Jr. To Undergo Another Surgical Procedure On Left Hand

Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. will have an operation to stabilize the third metacarpal on his left hand, the team announced (via Twitter). The preventive procedure involves inserting a plate at the site of a fracture on Carter’s hand. He suffered the fracture in early November and had it surgically repaired at the time. Carter […]...2024
• Reload or Rebuild? What will the Suns, Lakers and every other first-round loser do now?

Original photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Suns, Lakers, Sixers and every other team to lose in the first round of the NBA playoffs are facing big decisions this summer. LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton. Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Paul George and Russell Westbrook.Joel Embiid a...2024
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• Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls

Coby White attacked the summer to level up for the Chicago Bulls. Weeks after Coby White realized his dream of being selected in the 2019 NBA Draft, he returned to his North Carolina roots at the behest of his first pro mentor. It was only a few years earlier that White had starred for Chris Paul’s grassroots club, Team CP3, on the Nike EYBL circuit. Now Paul had invited White to his Elite Guard c...2024
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Why Are Bad Teams So Bad? And the Minnows of the Trade Market

John and Nate discuss: The Memphis Grizzlies' future now that injuries have officially wrecked their season. Theories on why this year's bad teams are worse than any other year's bad teams. What the Knicks might be looking for with Quentin Grimes available and the Magic for Wendell Carter or Markelle Fultz. Also, what team could most use Dejounte Murray? What other available players could potentia...2024
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• Magic Exploring Trade Market For Wendell Carter Jr, Markelle Fultz

The Orlando Magic have been one of the league's surprises of the first half of the season. Orlando is firmly in the playoff picture and may be looking to bolster a run to the postseason. That standing has Orlando exploring the trade market for Wendell Carter Jr. and Markelle Fultz. Carter is making just over $13 million this season and has two years and $22.8 million remaining on his deal through ...2024
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• Southeast Notes: Carter, Wizards, Ball, Martin
The Magic welcomed back starting center Wendell Carter Jr. this week after his missed 20 games due to surgery on a fractured bone in his left hand, writes Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel. Carter got an immediate test with games on back-to-back nights against Miami and Milwaukee, and he said he’s still getting used to […]...2023
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• Southeast Notes: Carter, Fultz, Magic, Heat, Wizards
Magic center Wendell Carter Jr., who underwent surgery to address a broken bone in his left hand in early November, appears set to return to action on Wednesday, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel, who notes that Carter doesn’t show up on the injury report for the team’s game vs. Miami. Carter has […]...2023
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• Magic Notes: Carter, Fultz, Okeke, Defense
Speaking to the media on Tuesday for the first time since breaking a bone in his left hand nearly four weeks ago, Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. admitted that he was frustrated at the time of the injury, knowing he would likely be facing an extended absence. However, he’s in better spirits now after having […]...2023

• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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"Emotions were clearly running high when Julius Randle attempted to put Wendell Carter Jr on a poster with a dunk, but the Magic big man instead fouled him hard across the face."

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• Magic sign Wendell Carter Jr. to a contract extension
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• Magic, Wendell Carter Jr. Agree to Three-Year, $59M Extension
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• Magic extend center Carter on 3-year, $59M deal
Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. has agreed to a three-year, $59 million contract extension, his agent told ESPN....2024
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• Magic, Wendell Carter Jr. Agree To Three-Year Extension

The Magic have signed center Wendell Carter Jr. to a contract extension, according to a team press release. Per Shams Charania of ESPN, the deal is for three years and $58.7 million. As an aside, this news serves as Charania’s first scoop since replacing Adrian Wojnarowski as ESPN’s top insider. Anyway, Carter is entering his […] The post Magic, Wendell Carter Jr. Agree To Three-...2024
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• Wendell Carter Jr., Magic Agree To Three-Year, $59M Extension

Wendell Carter Jr. and the Orlando Magic have agreed to a three-year, $59 million contract extension. Carter signed for his maximum available amount and has $82 million through 28-29, though the Magic hold a team option for 28-29. In 55 games last season, Carter averaged 11.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.8 minutes. The Magic acquired Carter in 2021 as part of the Nikola Vucevic deal....2024
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• Wendell Carter Signs Three-Year Extension With Magic
Wendell Carter Jr. has signed a three-year, $58.7MM contract extension with the Magic, Shams Charania of ESPN tweets. The Magic confirmed the signing in a press release. Carter is entering his third year of a four-year, $50MM contract that was frontloaded. The new deal will keep him under contract through the 2028/29 season. According to […]...2024
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• Ja Morant Hires Mike Miller As Agent

Ja Morant has hired Mike Miller of Lift Sports Management as his new representation. Miller also represents Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. Morant was previously represented by Jim Tanner. Morant signed a five-year, $193 million extension with the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2022 offseason and cannot become a free agent until 2028....2024
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• Southeast Notes: Bitadze, Carter, Jovic, Love, Sarr
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• Wendell Carter Jr., Magic Agree To Three-Year, $59M Extension
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• Trade Proposal Sends Brandon Ingram, Cole Anthony To Cavaliers, Darius Garland To Magic, Wendell Carter Jr., Caris LeVert To Pelicans

Former NBA exec John Hollinger, who now writes for The Athletic, proposed a “fake trade” between the Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Pelicans and Orlando Magic. Check it out: Brandon Ingram and Cole Anthony to Cleveland; Darius Garland to Orlando; Wendell Carter Jr., Jett Howard and Caris LeVert to New Orleans Ingram averaged 20.8 points, 5.1 r...2024
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• Wendell Carter Jr. Could Be Available In Trade Window
Wendell Carter Jr. is a "player to monitor" on the trade market, according to Marc Stein of Substack. Stein cites the Magic's frontcourt depth and future need to sign Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner to extensions as reasons for why the team could part with Carter. Carter is averaging 8.1 points and 6.4 rebounds on the season....2024
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• Duke basketball’s best ever recruits of the one-and-done era, ranked

Let’s rank Duke’s best recruits of the one-and-done era after Cooper Flagg’s commitment. The Duke Blue Devils have maintained their dominance in men’s college basketball recruiting even after the retirement of Mike Krzyzewski. New head coach Jon Scheyer landed the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in the country in his first year in charge with the class of 2022, and his haul in the class of 2023 ran...2023
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
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• Bulls, Nikola Vučević agree to 3-year, $60 million extension: Sources
The Chicago Bulls and center Nikola Vučević agreed to a contract extension, the franchise announced Wednesday. It is for three-years and $60 million, league sources told The Athletic. Here’s what you need to know: Vučević, 32, will be under contract through the 2025-26 season. He appeared in all 82 games last season and averaged 17.6 points, 11 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 33.5 minutes. Vučević ar...2023
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• Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Why Are Bad Teams So Bad? And the Minnows of the Trade Market
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• Duke basketball’s best ever recruits of the one-and-done era, ranked
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• NBA Scores: Wild ending in Brooklyn pushes Cavs closer to clinching playoff spot
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Plus: Has the Magic run out for the Knicks? While everyone else was watching the first night of Sweet 16 action in the Men’s NCAA Tournament, I was watching... well, I, too, was watching the Men’s NCAA Tournament. But thank goodness for iPads, right? That’s how I streamed Thursday’s NBA action, four games that not only all had the potential to be tight — a...2023
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• Nets star Kevin Durant hilariously hits up LeBron James over viral glasses incident vs. Magic
LeBron James was in a bit of a jovial mood on Sunday as the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Orlando Magic in the Staples Center. At one point in the game, the four-time league MVP decided to put on Wendell Carter Jr.’s glasses — a hilarious moment that has unsurprisingly gone viral. So much […] The post Nets star Kevin Durant hilariously hits up LeBron James over viral glasses inc...2021
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• Wendell Carter Jr. reacts to getting back on the court
Wendell Carter Jr. was back on the court today for the first time since suffering a high ankle sprain January 6, but he knows there’s a lot of work ahead to get back to normal. Playing under a minutes restriction, Carter posted six points and nine rebounds in a loss to the Knicks, then talked to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times about the adjustment of getting back into game shape. “I got winded...2020
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• Why Wendell Carter Jr.’s Mom Is Angry At Mike Krzyzewski For ‘Shady’ Recruiting

Wendell Carter Jr.’s mom has a bone to pick with Mike Krzyzewski. Carter played one season at Duke for Krzyzewski... »...2018
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• Wendell Carter Jr.'s mom has beef with Coach K after Marvin Bagley came to Duke early
Carter Jr. parents aren't happy they weren't told that Bagley would play last season...2018
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• Mother of ex-Duke star Wendell Carter puts NCAA on blast and compares its rules to slavery
The mother of Wendell Carter, a projected lottery pick, did not hold back when it came to NCAA rules...2018
• Kylia Carter, Mother Of Wendell Carter, Compares NCAA To Slavery And Prison 👀

Wendell Carter’s mother, Kylia, was familiar with the college basketball landscape long before her son became a part of it. The former Ole Miss hooper was invited to speak at the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Monday and held no punches back regarding the NCAA’s lack of compensation for athletes, comparing the organization to slavery […] The post Kylia Carter, Mot...2018
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• College basketball's FBI probe gets specific with players, teams named in report
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• Wendell Carter Jr. Believes Bigger Things To Come After All-Star Break
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• Wendell Carter Jr.: the unselfish teammate and competitor
With 30 games this season, Wendell Carter Jr. still hasn't played 82 games in his NBA career....2019
• Wendell Carter returns but the Bulls come up short in New York
The Bulls welcomed back Wendell Carter Jr....2020
• Duke Lands Top-5 Recruit Wendell Carter Jr
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• Duke’s Brotherhood Goes Far Beyond the Basketball Court

Duke’s starting five is in a 2-3 formation at center court of Cameron Indoor Stadium. Trevon Duval and Gary Trent Jr are upfront, while Grayson Allen, Marvin Bagley III and Wendell Carter Jr hold down the rear. It takes only a minute for Allen—Duke’s captain, lone senior and only non-freshman starter—to begin ribbing the youngsters. […] The post Duke’s Brotherhood Goes Far Beyond the B...2018
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• Knicks star Julius Randle speaks out on heated altercation with Wendell Carter Jr.
The New York Knicks rolled over the Orlando Magic on Friday night in a massive 121-96 victory. Emotions were clearly running high when Julius Randle attempted to put Wendell Carter Jr on a poster with a dunk, but the Magic big man instead fouled him hard across the face. Randle didn’t take kindly to that […] The post Knicks star Julius Randle speaks out on heated altercation with Wende...2021
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• Bulls lose Carter 4-6 weeks with ankle sprain
The Bulls will be without center Wendell Carter Jr. for four to six weeks because of a serious ankle sprain....2020

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• Top Drop Candidates to Close Out Fantasy Playoffs, Including Jonas Valanciunas and Wendell Carter

Jason Shebilske highlights his top drop candidates during the fantasy playoffs, including Jonas Valanciunas, who's been losing playing time to Larry Nance....2024
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• NBA picks: Hornets' LaMelo Ball remains top fantasy target for Friday amid hot streak

Dejounte Murray and Wendell Carter Jr. also stand out from Friday's player pool...2024
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• Basketball Pickups: Injury boosts Moritz Wagner's fantasy value

Wagner's value has been boosted by Wendell Carter Jr.'s hand injury, while two Pelicans stepped up for their injured teammates....2023
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• Fantasy 30: Wendell Carter Jr. is breaking out in Orlando

All the latest fantasy basketball news, buzz and trade rumors from around the NBA....2022

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• Pelicans Reportedly Still Covet Cavs’ Jarrett Allen, Magic’s Wendell Carter Jr.

The New Orleans Pelicans are no fools. They know they need help in the middle. After all, they lost starting center Jonas Valanciunas to the Washington Wizards in free agency, and sent big men Larry Nance Jr. and Cody Zeller to the Atlanta Haws as part of the trade for guard Dejounte Murray. So that […] The post Pelicans Reportedly Still Covet Cavs’ Jarrett Allen, Magic’s Wendell...2024
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• Southeast Notes: Magic, Harris, Wizards, Adebayo, Butler
The playoff experience that the young Magic players were excited to get now includes the intense pressure of a Game 7, writes Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando faces Cleveland this afternoon with the season on the line for both squads, and Wendell Carter Jr. believes he and his teammates are in the right […]...2024
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• Top Drop Candidates to Close Out Fantasy Playoffs, Including Jonas Valanciunas and Wendell Carter
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• NCAA Tournament: Players In NBA Of The Sweet 16 Schools

The Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament is set with all eight No. 1 and No. 2 seeds reaching this stage where they are two wins away from the Final Four in Arizona. Here's a list of all the former players of the schools in the Sweet 16 who are currently in the NBA. Duke leads with 24 former players in the NBA, followed by North Carolina and Gonzaga with 10 apiece. Thursday West: • No. 2 Ari...2024
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• NCAA Tournament: Players In NBA Of The 64 First Round Schools

With the 2024 NCAA Tournament underway, here's a list of all the former players of the schools in the first round who are currently in the NBA, headlined by Kentucky with 28 and Duke with 24. The below links are to the 'Players in the NBA' page for each school. EAST REGION 1 Connecticut (4) vs. No. 16 Stetson (0)Connecticut: Andre Drummond, Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson Jr., Adama Sanogo 8 Florid...2024
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• Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls
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• Duke basketball’s best ever recruits of the one-and-done era, ranked
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• Watch Wendell Carter Jr. with game-winner putback, lifts Magic past Pistons

Wendell Carter Jr. tipped in Paolo Banchero's missed layup at the buzzer....2023
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• Jaden Ivey's big night goes for naught; Detroit Pistons lose in Orlando, 108-106, at buzzer
Detroit Pistons' Jaden Ivey scored 25 points on 13 shots and tied the game with a late 3-pointer, but Wendell Carter Jr. won it a putback dunk....2023
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• Fantasy 30: Wendell Carter Jr. is breaking out in Orlando
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• Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr. doesn’t mince words talking about Warriors trade rumors
Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr. didn’t hold back when discussing the trade rumors surrounding him. Discussed as a possible target by the Golden State Warriors leading up to the NBA Draft last month, Carter said he simply shrugged off the whispers. He told The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry that he believes he has a long-term […] The post Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr. doesn...2020
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• Wendell Carter’s claim about Chicago amid Warriors trade rumors
Chicago Bulls forward Wendell Carter Jr. was recently linked to trade speculations involving the Golden State Warriors prior to the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft. As per NBC Sports‘ K.C. Johnson, the former Duke standout remains confident that he is still being valued in the organization amid the swirling rumors. FWIW, Wendell Carter Jr. has told […] The post Wendell Carter’s claim abo...2020
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