The Magic’s main ball carrier this season, Cole Anthony has developed a good relationship with Wendell Carter Jr in attack, especially on pick-and-roll. And according to the former North Carolina, his colleague, former Dukie, makes his life easier, and that of all his teammates, by the quality of his screens.
” I have rarely played with such a good screenwriter” complimented Greg Anthony’s son. ” Especially from the point of view of the power of the screens, and the speed with which he puts them down. This is an underrated aspect of the interiors game today.”
The same goes for rookie Franz Wagner, who rather benefits from the quality of the so-called “non-carrying” screens of the pivot, that is to say the screens on the opposing players who are not carrying the ball. A way, often, to release Wagner on the weak side, when the defense is focused on the ball carrier of the Magic (Anthony or Suggs), strong side.
” He screened my defender really well, and I was able to get a drive to the circle. Explained the German player about a decisive action in the “money-time” of the victory of Orlando against Indiana, last Wednesday. ” It is difficult for opposing interiors to defend these scenarios. And for us, it’s beneficial, especially when the game is tight and we need a basket. […] He is strong, very complete, he rolls very well towards the circle.“
” Everything is easier on offense when you have a player who rolls so fast and makes quick decisions.“
A less effective attack without him
In January, the pivot had missed 7 consecutive matches due to a muscle injury. During his absence, the Magic posted … the worst offensive rating in the league (102.5 points per 100 possessions) and had won only one of seven games.
Since his return on January 21, Wendell Carter Jr has been credited with 20 “decisive screens”, that is to say screens that lead to a scored basket, whether it is a “drive” or a shot out of the screen. It’s the 15th-highest total in the league since that date, and it resulted in 44 points scored. And over the whole season, the Magic center averages 3.9 “decisive screens” per game, the 13th highest average in the league.
In summary, if the Magic want to win more games this season, their chances of doing so will be increased tenfold with Wendell Carter Jr on the court.
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Cole Anthony | 39 | 33.3 | 38.6 | 32.0 | 84.4 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 17.8 |
| Franz Wagner | 53 | 32.3 | 46.8 | 35.0 | 84.8 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 15.8 |
| Wendell Carter, Jr. | 44 | 29.4 | 49.8 | 33.3 | 71.4 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 13.6 |
| Jalen Suggs | 32 | 28.5 | 36.4 | 23.9 | 76.2 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 12.3 |
| Gary Harris | 45 | 29.6 | 44.5 | 38.2 | 84.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 11.8 |
| Terrence Ross | 44 | 24.8 | 40.7 | 31.4 | 87.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
| Mohammad Bamba | 42 | 26.5 | 47.5 | 35.3 | 77.3 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 10.2 |
| Robin Lopez | 23 | 18.0 | 58.8 | 25.0 | 59.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 8.4 |
| Chuma Okeke | 42 | 23.6 | 38.5 | 29.5 | 84.6 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| Moe Wagner | 43 | 12.3 | 51.1 | 33.9 | 81.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 7.6 |
| Rj Hampton | 42 | 19.4 | 38.2 | 36.4 | 60.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| Bj Johnson | 4 | 16.1 | 44.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| Hassani Gravett | 8 | 21.4 | 47.4 | 42.3 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.2 |
| Tim Frazier | 10 | 20.0 | 30.2 | 35.3 | 55.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| Mychal Mulder | 15 | 13.0 | 29.9 | 28.3 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Admiral Schofield | 18 | 12.0 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Aleem Ford | 5 | 14.7 | 30.0 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| Ignas Brazdeikis | 22 | 8.9 | 35.1 | 28.6 | 80.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Freddie Gillespie | 9 | 13.2 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
