Jevon Carter
#2PG · Orlando Magic
Height
6'0"
Weight
200 lbs
Age
30
College
West Virginia
Experience
7 yrs
Wingspan
6'4.3"
Reach
7'11.0"
Hand Size
9.25" × 8.5"
F
C+
D
F
N/A
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The Verdict on Jevon, in One Read
On the field, Jevon Carter grades out as a shaky PG for Orlando Magic (D Impact). That places him 91st of 93 graded point guards. In his on-court role, the grade is poor (F Role), reflecting how he produces relative to others at his position. The contract is harder to defend: the Contract Value Index calls it a significant overpay (F), with the cost outrunning the output. The public read is mixed (C+ Sentiment), drawn from current news and social signal rather than the box score.
Career StatsF
| Year | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 454 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 39.1% | 37.8% | 80.0% |
| 2025-26 |  | 43 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Performance Grade by Season
PeakD-LongevityEstablishedRecentF
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | | 43 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 39.1% | F F |
| 2024-25 | | 36 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 37.7% | F F |
| 2023-24 | | 72 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 37.8% | F F |
| 2022-23 |  | 4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 22.2% | F F |
| 2021-22 | | 11 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 47.4% | F F |
| 2020-21 |  | 7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 37.5% | F F |
| 2019-20 | | 58 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 41.6% | F F |
| 2018-19 |  | 39 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 30.3% | D D |
Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 5/3 | @ DET | L 94-116 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | +5 |
| Fri, 5/1 | vs DET | L 79-93 | 2 | 2 |
Current Contract
Length
1 year
Total Value
$7.7M
Guaranteed
$871K
AAV
$7.7M/yr
Guaranteed %11%
Contract Value Index (CVI)
F
Overpay
OverpayFair ValueGreat Value
Jevon Carter's value math nets an F Contract Value Index relative to the league median at PG. At $7.68M AAV on a one-year deal for an established veteran entering his ninth season, Carter's contract represents a straightforward depth-piece arrangement that fails to generate meaningful value relative to his on-court contribution—a performance grade of F that reflects his 2025-26 production of 6.6 PPG, 1.7 RPG, and 1.6 APG across 43 games, numbers that slot him squarely into replacement-level territory. On the open market, a 30-year-old backup guard posting those counting stats would typically command closer to the mid-level exception floor, and while the Magic's willingness to retain him on a rest-of-season guarantee suggests organizational confidence in his locker-room presence and defensive IQ, the CVI verdict remains unambiguous: this contract pays starter's wages for a depth contributor. The silver lining here is that the deal's one-year structure leaves Orlando with zero long-term cap entanglement, and the franchise's decision to sign Carter despite his statistical irrelevance speaks to a culture that values veteran professionalism during a playoff push—a sustainable rationale for a low-impact veteran, but not one that rescues the underlying value proposition. With the Magic sitting at 45-37 as the #8 seed and the playoffs days away, Carter functions as organizational ballast rather than playoff leverage, making this a textbook example of a contract that is defensible on character and roster construction grounds but indefensible on pure value metrics.
Performance Analysis
F
#91 of 93 Point Guards
Contracts in the Same Value Band
Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the F band — a quick read on where Jevon's contract sits relative to comparable money.
How Jevon Compares at the Position
Jevon Carter ranks 91st of 93 graded point guards by performance. That slots Jevon between De'Anthony Melton (F) just ahead and Gabe Vincent (F) just behind.
Graded higher
De'Anthony MeltonGolden State WarriorsFWalter Clayton Jr.Memphis GrizzliesFTre MannCharlotte HornetsFJevon CarterF
Graded lower
Gabe VincentAtlanta HawksTransaction History
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About this player
Jevon Carter is a player in his 7th NBA season listed at PG for the Orlando Magic. FanVerdicts covers every NBA player, team, GM, and transaction — and puts your verdict on all of it. Sign in to cast your Fan Verdict on Jevon Carter, see where the crowd lands, and argue the call. FanVerdicts also brings its own read — performance, sentiment, and Contract Value Index — as one honest input alongside the crowd's. Where FanVerdicts has weighed in so far: Contract Value Index F, Performance F, Sentiment C+.
The crowd's Fan Verdict moves in real time as fans vote on this profile. FanVerdicts' own read updates as new data lands — performance recalculates when NBA game stats post, sentiment shifts with media coverage and fan discussion, and the Contract Value Index recomputes when contract terms change. Contract details below show the structure (years, total value, average annual value, guarantees) behind the Contract Value Index read.
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