The Orlando Magic have signed center Wendell Carter Jr. to a contract extension, the team announced Monday.
According to Shams Charania, the six-year veteran’s three-year, $59 million contract extension secures his maximum extension and $82 million in new deal through the 2028-29 season.
Last season, the 25-year-old Carter Jr. played in 55 games with Orlando, averaging 11.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per contest.
Carter was acquired by the Magic from Chicago, along with Otto Porter Jr. and two future first-round draft picks, in exchange for Al-Farouq Aminu and Nikola Vučević on Mar. 25, 2021.
Originally selected in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2018 NBA Draft out of Duke by the Bulls, Carter Jr. has appeared in 315 career NBA regular season games (294 starts) with Chicago and Orlando, averaging 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds.
Orlando locks up another key piece to a team that made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2020.
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