Middle Wendell Carter Jr. is dedicated to the Orlando Magic into the long run after signing a contract extension on Monday.
The workforce confirmed the signing on social media however didn’t announce the phrases. In line with ESPN, Carter obtained a three-year, $59 million extension, with the final yr a workforce possibility.
The brand new pact would kick in after the remaining two years (for a complete of $28 million) on Carter’s current contract.
Carter, 25, has cut up his NBA profession between the Bulls (2018-19 to 2020-21) and the Magic (2020-21 to 2023-24). Chicago made him the No. 7 total decide within the 2018 draft out of Duke, then traded him to Orlando in March 2021 together with Otto Porter and two first-round picks in alternate for Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu.
Final season, Carter averaged 11 factors and 6.9 rebounds in 55 video games (48 begins). In 315 profession NBA video games (294 begins), he averages 12.5 factors and eight.5 rebounds. He loved his finest season in 2021-22, when he logged 15 factors and 10.5 boards per sport.
Orlando tied for fifth within the Jap Convention final season with a 47-35 file, then misplaced in a first-round playoff collection to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven video games.
