Wendell Carter Jr.
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 6'10"
- Weight
- 270 lb
- Experience
- 8 yrs
Ignore his worst category (scoring) and he's worth -1.00.
The least sexy pick in this tier, and that's the point — a No. 3/4 option who just played 78 games and hands you double-digit points, seven boards and a few threes without drama. No category wins you anything alone, but the durability and clean line make him a steady deep-league big.
Wendell Carter Jr. enters 2026-27 at #156 on our board — Round 13 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 11.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 28.0 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and rebounds, with scoring the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-scoring builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 68 games.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -1.93 | 68 | 28.0 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 50.4% | 2.3 | 76.9% | 1.2 | 14.7% | -0.93 | 0.44 | -0.86 | -0.39 | -0.17 | -0.69 | 0.15 | -0.17 | 0.70 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19CHI | -1.51 | 44 | 25.2 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 48.5% | 2.0 | 79.5% | 1.5 | 19.4% | -0.78 | 0.26 | -0.69 | -0.60 | 0.88 | -1.05 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.33 |
| 2019-20CHI | -1.50 | 43 | 29.2 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 53.4% | 2.6 | 73.7% | 1.7 | 16.4% | -0.69 | 1.06 | -0.93 | -0.27 | 0.17 | -1.16 | 0.45 | -0.36 | 0.22 |
| 2020-21ORL | -2.05 | 54 | 25.5 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 50.3% | 2.4 | 73.2% | 1.4 | 19.3% | -0.77 | 0.78 | -0.70 | -0.58 | 0.19 | -1.13 | 0.19 | -0.44 | 0.41 |
| 2021-22ORL | -0.25 | 62 | 29.9 | 15.0 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 52.5% | 2.3 | 69.1% | 1.9 | 21.0% | -0.18 | 1.50 | -0.36 | -0.58 | 0.05 | -0.47 | 0.51 | -0.70 | -0.01 |
| 2022-23ORL | -0.92 | 57 | 29.6 | 15.2 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 52.5% | 2.5 | 73.8% | 1.9 | 20.6% | -0.27 | 0.96 | -0.67 | -0.68 | -0.04 | -0.22 | 0.33 | -0.40 | 0.06 |
| 2023-24ORL | -2.36 | 55 | 25.6 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 52.5% | 1.7 | 69.4% | 1.2 | 17.6% | -0.84 | 0.31 | -0.93 | -0.55 | -0.31 | -0.42 | 0.26 | -0.51 | 0.64 |
| 2024-25ORL | -2.72 | 68 | 25.9 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 46.0% | 1.9 | 73.7% | 1.1 | 16.2% | -1.11 | 0.41 | -0.80 | -0.38 | -0.13 | -1.02 | -0.12 | -0.33 | 0.75 |
| 2025-26ORL | -1.43 | 78 | 29.3 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 51.2% | 2.5 | 79.2% | 1.3 | 15.7% | -0.77 | 0.50 | -0.80 | -0.37 | -0.11 | -0.63 | 0.19 | -0.05 | 0.61 |
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What round should I draft Wendell Carter Jr. in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Wendell Carter Jr. at #156 overall — Round 13 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 68), not just the per-game line.
Is Wendell Carter Jr. a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #156, helping most in turnovers and rebounds, with scoring the main cost.
How many games will Wendell Carter Jr. play in 2026-27?
We project about 68 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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