The Magic lost 105-115 to the Heat, and another player was seriously injured during the game. Magic's Wendell Carter Jr. was hit in the knee while covering his teammates. He lay on the ground for a long time and could not get up, his expression was very painful, and he was eventually pushed out of the field by a wheelchair. On the way out, Wendell Carter Jr. hid his face and cried bitterly, which was a heart-wrenching scene.
Little Carter's injury reminded fans of Jeremy Lin's ligament rupture at the Nets, when He covered his knees and said, "I'm down!" Teammates and team staff came to comfort Little Carter, but his mood was still difficult to calm. Magic officially announced: Little Carter's right calf muscle strain. The cruciate ligament is fine, which is also a blessing in disguise!
Counting Carter Jr., the Magic have had a total of 12 injuries + quarantines this season! The Magic used difficult exceptions to sign short 10-day contracts with four players whose names may not have been heard: BJ Johnson, Admiral Scorfield, Hassany Gravett and Alim Ford. After losing to the Heat, the Magic suffered a seven-game losing streak!
Born on April 16, 1999, Carter Jr. is only 22 years old, and he is 2 meters 08 tall, which is the magic's starting fourth position. Carter Jr. was the no. 7 pick in the first round of the 2018 draft, and the No. 6 pick that year was Bamba, his teammate who is now at the Magic. In fact, Carter Jr. was selected by the Bulls, and he spent the first two seasons of his career in Chicago.
With an arm span of 2.24 meters and a standing height of 2.76 meters, Wendell Carter Jr. is quite talented at static. He attended Duke University, an NCAA school, and was a teammate with the same year's show Bagley. In his freshman year, Carter Jr. averaged 13.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, was aggressive in defense and rebounding, and had good low-post offensive skills.
Judging from the dynamic talent, Little Carter does not belong to the kind of inside line with particularly good physical fitness! In the Bulls' first two seasons, Carter Jr. averaged 10.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, shooting 51 percent from the field and just 20 percent from three-point range. His performances deserve the no. 7 pick, but the Bulls expect more than that for Carter Jr.
Carter Jr. also has a problem: injuries continue. On January 21, 2019, he underwent surgery on his left thumb and was reimbursed for his rookie season. In the 2019-20 season, he missed the All-Star Rookie Game due to a sprained right ankle. In addition, he suffered a quadriceps contusion in his right leg. In the first two seasons of his career, Carter Jr. played only 87 games.
In order to quickly strengthen the interior line, in March 2021, they sent Wendel Carter, Otto Porter and two first-round picks to the Magic in exchange for Vucevic and Aminu. On October 16, 2021, magic gave Carter Jr. a four-year, $50 million contract extension that would begin in the 2022-23 season and end in the summer of 2026.
So far this season, Carter Jr. has averaged 29 minutes per game and can get 12.6 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists, all three of which are career highs! His salary this season is only $5.45 million, which is great value! The Magic are full of injuries, Fultz and Isaac have not played this season, and now Carter Jr. has fallen.
Little Carter has a famous scene this season, in the Lakers and Magic game, Howard saves the ball, Little Carter's lens is knocked off, James picks it up and puts the lens on his face! Little Carter was confused...
Finally, I hope that Wendell Carter Jr. will recover soon and look forward to your return to the field!