Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. has agreed to a three-year, $59 million contract extension with the team, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. 

The 6-foot-10 Carter secures his maximum extension and $82M in a new deal through the 2028-29 season. 

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ANALYSIS: This new deal gives Carter Jr. an extended run with the young Orlando Magic core that features Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, and Jalen Suggs. The Magic reached the playoffs last season only to be turned down by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 7 games. Nonetheless, this core group is young and is hungry for more action. And with the addition of veteran Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Orlando is poised to improve this season again and for years to come.

Carter Jr. is a serviceable big man who can stretch the floor, use his size inside the paint to grab boards, set tough screens, and block shots. He has been useful in these ultra-jumbo lineups that Orlando fields in and Carter Jr. can also switch out to the perimeter at times when needed.