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Wendell Carter Jr. or Khaman Maluach

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Wendell Carter Jr.

Wendell Carter Jr.

C • Orlando Magic ORL
Khaman Maluach

Khaman Maluach

C • Phoenix Suns PHO
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carter Jr. over Maluach

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Wendell Carter Jr.

Wendell Carter Jr. Season Outlook — Solid Interior Floor Amid Frontcourt Competition

Wendell Carter Jr. enters his eighth NBA season holding the starting center role in Orlando. With no fresh news updates, Carter retains rotational stability despite frontcourt touches heavily favoring Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. Veteran backup Nikola Vucevic will also push for frontcourt minutes, slightly compressing Carter's overall workload.

Our projections forecast Carter to average 23.6 fantasy points and 26.5 minutes per game across 74 appearances. We expect reliable baseline production with 10.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest alongside a 50.4% field-goal percentage, offering steady floor value without high offensive usage.

Fantasy sentiment has softened recently, with his rostered rate slipping from 27% to 14% over the past month. Despite the modest demand, Carter remains an efficient, low-maintenance big man suited as a reliable depth center in standard 10-to-12 team leagues.

Updated 3 days ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Maluach over Carter Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Wendell Carter Jr.
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Performance Khaman Maluach
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Wendell Carter Jr.
OWN
17%
+7.87 compared to last week
START
13%
+3.52 compared to last week
OWN/START Khaman Maluach
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0%
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Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Wendell Carter Jr.
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Khaman Maluach
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Wendell Carter Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 34th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 2207 total points (25.37 avg).
  • He is currently 2019 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 25.4.

    • Performance Stats

  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg.
  • He does not have enough rebounds this month to be analyzed. This could be due to an injury.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.9, APG: +0.41, RPG: +1.11, MPG: +7.47 STLS: +0.14 BLKS: +0.23
Breakdown Khaman Maluach

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among C's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 64th with 376 total points (7.37 avg).
  • He is currently 3850 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.4.

    • Performance Stats

  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg.
  • He does not have enough rebounds this month to be analyzed. This could be due to an injury.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 51 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +2.88, APG: +0.12, RPG: +2.82, MPG: +8.55 STLS: +0.1 BLKS: +0.67
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Wendell Carter Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Khaman Maluach

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Wendell Carter Jr.
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Matchups Khaman Maluach
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Wendell Carter Jr.
15.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Khaman Maluach
2.53
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Wendell Carter Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
18-19 CHI 44 25.0 .487 .188 .795 10.3 1.8 7.0 1.3 0.6 1.5
19-20 CHI 43 29.0 .534 .207 .737 11.3 1.2 9.4 0.8 0.8 1.7
20-21 CHI 50 25.0 .515 .311 .731 11.5 2.0 8.1 0.8 0.7 1.5
21-22 ORL 66 29.1 .530 .332 .696 14.9 2.7 10.3 0.7 0.6 2.0
22-23 ORL 55 28.9 .523 .353 .730 15.2 2.3 8.8 0.6 0.5 1.8
23-24 ORL 60 24.9 .517 .368 .690 10.5 1.7 6.8 0.5 0.6 1.2
24-25 ORL 74 25.8 .470 .238 .725 9.3 1.9 7.5 0.6 0.7 1.2
25-26 ORL 86 29.1 .513 .320 .779 11.7 2.0 7.4 0.7 0.8 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 74 26.9 .499 .311 .743 10.6 1.9 7.3 0.6 0.7 1.2
Totals 485 27.2 .510 .316 .736 11.8 2.0 8.1 0.7 0.7 1.5
Career Khaman Maluach
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
25-26 PHO 51 8.5 .526 .217 .710 2.9 0.1 2.8 0.7 0.1 0.5
3-YEAR AVG 26 8.5 .526 .217 .710 2.9 0.1 2.8 0.7 0.1 0.5
Totals 51 8.5 .526 .217 .710 2.9 0.1 2.8 0.7 0.1 0.5
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