Wendell Carter Jr. Starting In Return From Broken Finger
4 months agoOrlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. (finger) will start Wednesday's game against the Miami Heat. Carter makes his long-awaited return from a fractured third metacarpal in his left hand from Nov. 2's game against the Utah Jazz. The former No. 7 overall pick was really struggling to return fantasy value before suffering the setback, averaging just 9.4 points on 37.8% field-goal shooting and 57.1% free-throw shooting, but he did add 8.6 rebounds per game. Expect the Magic to have some form of minutes cap in mind for Carter after such a long layoff despite his appearance in their starting lineup, so he's not a must-play in his first night back on the court. Wednesday's contest also carries the lowest implied point total (218.5) of the 10-game slate. Goga Bitadze slides back into Orlando's second unit, while Moritz Wagner should lose playing time with Carter back in the fold on Wednesday.
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