Wendell Carter Jr. signed a three-year, $59 million contract extension with the Orlando Magic this week, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. The 2017-18 Duke basketball player’s contract now runs through the 2028-29 season, meaning he will have at least 11 years of league compensation before his career is over.

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Orlando’s social media team announced the 25-year-old Atlanta native’s contract extension late Monday evening with the following post:

Last season was Carter’s fourth season with the Magic after spending a few years with the Chicago Bulls after going No. 7 overall in the 2018 NBA Draft for four years. He did this by averaging 11.0 points and 6.9 rebounds while shooting 52.5 percent from the field and a career-high 37.4 percent from beyond the arc on 3.1 attempts from deep per game.

Carter has averaged 12.5 points and 8.5 boards over his career. He started all but 21 of the 315 regular season games he played as a professional.

Of course, Wendell Carter Jr. isn’t the Magic’s only Duke basketball talent. The other is another frontcourt starter and 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year, 21-year-old forward Paolo Banchero, who is entering his third NBA season since being traded from Orlando after his one-time star success in 2021 Durham was drafted 1st overall.

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