2034 NBN Hall of Fame Nominee - Wendell Carter Jr

[Donny - Bucks]

As a defensive stalwart, Wendell Carter Jr developed quickly into an integral part of multiple teams, with 3 Championships along the way. Will this be enough to get him into the Hall of Fame?

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CAREER STATS
Games: 1,152
MPG: 31.9
PPG: 13.8
RPG: 11.5
APG: 1.6
SPG: 0.9
BPG: 2.9
TOPG: 1.6
FG%: .435
FT%: .739
3P%: .154

Best Season (2026 Lakers)
Games: 82
MPG: 37.9
PPG: 15.2
RPG: 14.0
APG: 2.1
SPG: 0.9
BPG: 3.8
TOPG: 1.7
FG%: .443
FT%: .718
3P%: .182

Career Highs
Points: 44
Rebounds: 26
Assists: 8
Steals: 6
Blocks: 12

Achievements
Championships: 3
Player of the Game: 121
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 683
Triple Doubles: 6

Awards
2022 - All-Star Game Participant
2023 - All-Star Game Participant
2024 - All-Star Game Participant
2024 - All-League Third Team
2024 - Defensive Player of the Year
2024 - All-Defensive Team
2026 - All-Star Game Participant
2026 - All-Star Game MVP
2026 - All-Defensive Second Team



Arguments For Induction
- While Carter was never a tremendous offensive asset, his defensive/rebounding abilities were near the best in the league for many, many years. He was a consistent 4+ stock defender and 13+ rebound grabber for about a decade, and with 683 double doubles, you can pretty easily see how he got his.

- Three time Champion will definitely help the case. While he wasn't ever going to get many achievements that were there for his solo play outside of defensive recognition, he was one of the better big men to have on your roster for many, many years there. Similar to other DPOY's like Victor Wembanyama and Jayden Nicholson, it's very hard to argue against pure numbers and success defensively and on the boards.

- Sheer longevity should help in WCJ's case as well. From 2019-2031, he played a significant role on every team he was on and never really fell off in terms of production. Even in his final year, with minimal minutes in a bench role, he was still producing and helping out his team in whatever role they asked of him.

Arguments Against Induction
- The lack of offensive efficiency doesn't necessarily help his case. There's a few solid years in there where he shot 44% or higher, but for the most part, he was a fairly mediocre producer as an offensive asset.

- He was never much of a distributor as a big man, which is unfortunate because that was likely his biggest downside as a player. He had multiple years with more TOPG than APG, which is genuinely hard to do when you're a guy who shoots with significant volume and grabs a lot of boards. 

- No POTW's, no POTM's, one All-League Third team. Outside of the DPOY, there's not a whole lot there in terms of awards at a fairly weak position. A lot of this has to do with a lack of offense and FBB's weird approach to awards, but still, not a big positive.

Vote carefully, and remember to throw out arguments regardless of which side you're on. This should be a discussion that eventually gets the league to the proper decision on him. Your vote can also be retracted after it's been cast if you feel like switching to the other side based on the arguments that have been made. To be inducted, a player needs 70% and to be considered in a later class they need 50%. Vote carefully.

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10.2.2

[frosty]

Yes if you had this guy you know how good he was. Won everywhere he went made his team better. Not a lot of flaws if any and was at the top of his position for a long time

[John1974]

No the numbers aren't there. Yes he was solid but not HOF worthy

[JCog72]

I’m going no here. I do think he helped make his teams better, but his lack of individual awards and offensive statistics keep him out of the HOF

[Donny - Bucks]

Personally going to go yes. He was such a crucial part to many Championship runs and was also a terrific mentor to have, not to mention an illustrious career in terms of defense and rebounding. Similarly to guys like Wembanyama and Gilmore who will be up for the HOF eventually, I think we need a few guys like this in. The best of the best in terms of defensive production.

[A. Silver]

I'm leaning yes here. Integral part of multiple championship teams and did everything you want from an FBB center. Rebounds per game were a little light for a HOFer big man some years, but he still is sitting at 7th overall in NBN rebounds and 3rd overall in blocks.

[SpikeLee14]

Love WCJ but I’m not going to sit here and sugar coat this. Sure he helped teams to win 3 championships but never won POTW or POTM and only 1 time he was all league and he was only 3rd? This is a no for me

[josephballin11]

Its a yes for me--I will make the comp to Draymond green. Does his scoring singlehandedly win games? No! But he is such a complete player outside of scoring. Draymond is no doubt a HOF due to his contribution for his three Championship and I think WCJ falls in the same boat--Plus they both have won DPOY

[carmelo115]

Gonna go yes on the spurs. He truly was the center that every title contending team needs. He was an elite rebounder and shot blocker that limited turnovers. Also has some ASG apperances with DPOY recognition as well.

[mcmuslim]

Yes for me he was one of the most prolific defensive bigs ever

[carlos]

This ones tough but I'm saying yes. He compares favorably to some of the other "close call" big men statistically and due to his role in winning titles. What made me pick yes, though, was the multiple ASG and the DPOY which separate him from guys like Nurkic and Gobert

[The Slough]

My boy, got to go yes for the Spurs. I drafted him in the restart along with Zion and they became the front court future for a long time.

Just did everything you need of a bigman and elmore Smith reminds me of Carter, I have a knack for developing those young front court players.

[vanimmer]

a no vote for me
Not enough offense , average carreer is not good either and even his best season is nowhere near the A Davis', Ritters or KAJ's of the league

[hunt54]

Voted yes he deserves it

[pjclippers]

Just barely a no for me - didn't quite do enough to be HOF worthy although he was def a solid big that you'd love to have on your squad