Per Shams Charania of ESPN, the deal is for 3 years and $58.7 million. As an apart, this information serves as Charania’s first scoop since changing Adrian Wojnarowski as ESPN’s high insider.
Anyway, Carter is getting into his third 12 months of a four-year, $50MM contract that was frontloaded,” wrote Dana Gauruder of Hoops Rumors. “The brand new deal will maintain him below contract via the 2028/29 season.”
Carter is 6-foot-10 and appeared in 55 video games final season, averaging 11.0 factors, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists, whereas taking pictures 52.5% from the ground and 37.4% on 3-pointers.
The Magic completed with the No. 5 seed within the Japanese Convention, falling to the Cavaliers within the first spherical of the playoffs in seven video games.
“Carter Jr. scored in double figures 28 occasions and 20+ factors thrice, together with a season-high 25 factors on Jan. 19 vs. Philadelphia,” the Magic press launch learn. “He had 10+ rebounds 10 occasions and recorded 9 double-doubles. Carter Jr. additionally performed in seven playoff video games (5 begins), averaging 7.6 ppg., 6.3 rpg. and 1.3 apg. in 26,4 minpg.
“Initially chosen within the first spherical (seventh general) of the 2018 NBA Draft by Chicago, Carter Jr. has appeared in 315 profession NBA common season video games (294 begins) with Chicago and Orlando, averaging 12.5 factors., 8.5 rebounds and a couple of.0 assists, taking pictures .517 (1,497-2,893) from the ground. He was acquired by the Magic from Chicago, together with Otto Porter Jr. and two future first-round draft picks, in change for Al-Farouq Aminu and Nikola Vucevic on Mar. 25, 2021.”
