WESLEY
CARDENAS
DALLAS MAVERICKS - #41 - CENTER
A TORN MCL (OUT - 279 DAYS, RETURN 11/23/36)
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-9 / 230 LBSAGE
29 YEARS OLDFROM
OHIO STATEDRAFT
ROUND 1 - PICK 3EXPERIENCE
10 YEARSCURRENT RATING
POTENTIAL RATING
POTENTIAL RATING
15.8
Points
Per Game
Per Game
1.4
Assists
Per Game
Per Game
9.5
Rebounds
Per Game
Per Game
1.0
Blocks
Per Game
Per Game
0.6
Steals
Per Game
Per Game
Scouting Report
Excellent body control going up for ally oops and going to the basket... Solid free throw shooter, he has improved each year... Good passer, has the ability to make the necessary pass from the low post... Shows solid ball handling ability but needs to cut down on turnovers... Very good rebounder, knows how to establish position and uses his long arms to snatch boards... Has a solid half court and full court gameNot a defensive presence, lacks great explosiveness to block shots
Player Personality
Loyalty
HighMotivation
Very HighConsistency
HighGreed
HighPlay For Winner
HighDurability
ToughWork Ethic
GoodPersonality
Good GuyPlaying Time
Wants To PlayContract Information
2035-2036 : $19,382,668
2036-2037 : $20,836,368
2037-2038 : $22,290,068
2038-2039 : $23,743,768
2039-2040 : N/A
Bird Years : 2
Extension Eligible : NO
Option Eligible : NO
Career Bests
Points : 45
Assists : 7
Rebounds : 18
Blocks : 5
Steals : 5
Double Doubles : 167
Triple Doubles : 0
All Star Games : 0
Titles Won : 0
Player of the Game : 74
Player of the Week : 0
Player of the Month : 0
Rookie of the Month : 0
Transaction History
| + Injured with a torn MCL (11/28/35) |
| Signed by the Mavericks as a free agent for a deal worth $86,252,872 over 4 years (7/17/35) |
| + Injured with a sore wrist (12/14/34) |
| + Injured with a strained hamstring (12/3/33) |
| + Injured with a sore shoulder (11/19/33) |
| + Injured with a bruised biceps (10/27/33) |
| Signed by the Mavericks as a free agent for a deal worth $42,468,342 over 3 years (7/28/33) |
| + Injured with a broken ankle (3/28/33) |
| Pacers trade C Wesley Cardenas, SF Lew Reyes for 76ers PG Dan McRae, 2032 2nd round pick(PHI) (2/7/32) |
| + Injured with a sprained wrist (1/8/32) |
| + Injured with a sore hand (2/26/31) |
| + Injured with a sore foot (11/5/30) |
| Signed by the Pacers as a free agent for a deal worth $87,793,102 over 4 years (7/24/30) |
| Signed a 1 year tender offer with the Pacers worth $9,969,873(7/28/29) |
| + Injured with a sore back (1/17/28) |
| Had rookie Option picked up by the Pacers For $9,498,737 (9/30/27) |
| Recalled from Fort Wayne of the development league (2/11/27) |
| Assigned to Fort Wayne of the development league (12/8/26) |
| + Injured with a sore knee (11/22/26) |
| Recalled from Fort Wayne of the development league (11/21/26) |
| Assigned to Fort Wayne of the development league (11/19/26) |
| Recalled from Fort Wayne of the development league (11/18/26) |
| Assigned to Fort Wayne of the development league (10/4/26) |
| Had rookie Option picked up by the Pacers For $7,514,824 (9/30/26) |
| Knicks trade PF Obi Toppin, C Wesley Cardenas for Pacers PF Domantas Sabonis, 2026 2nd round pick(IND) (2/7/26) |
| + Injured with a sore knee (1/9/26) |
| Assigned to Westchester of the development league (11/13/25) |
| Recalled from Westchester of the development league (11/12/25) |
| Assigned to Westchester of the development league (10/19/25) |
| Recalled from Westchester of the development league (10/17/25) |
| Assigned to Westchester of the development league (10/4/25) |
| Drafted by the Knicks with pick #3 in round 1 of the 2025 draft |
Career Awards
| 2034 - NBA All-League 3rd Team |
| 2026 - Sophomore Game Reserve |
| 2024 - Big 10 Player of the Year |
| 2024 - Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year |
| 2024 - Big 10 Freshman of the Year |
| 2024 - Big 10 All-Conference 1st Team |
| 2023 - Ranked #10 nationally by WSSN |
Career Stats
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PPG | APG | RPG | DRPG | ORPG | SPG | BPG | TOPG | Points | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | Assists | DRebs | ORebs | Steals | Blocks | TOs | DQ | PER | TS% | EFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | NBA Season | 20 | 20 | 27.4 | 15.8 | 1.4 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 315 | 126 | 229 | .550 | 63 | 87 | .724 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 27 | 112 | 77 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 2 | 24.1 | .589 | 20.1 |
| 2034 | Dallas | 80 | 80 | 27.6 | 16.1 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1285 | 479 | 879 | .545 | 327 | 404 | .809 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 106 | 492 | 196 | 81 | 67 | 158 | 3 | 23.8 | .608 | 19.9 |
| 2033 | Dallas | 70 | 70 | 26.6 | 18.2 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1274 | 465 | 820 | .567 | 344 | 442 | .778 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 88 | 426 | 157 | 75 | 49 | 157 | 7 | 26.8 | .628 | 20.8 |
| 2032 | Philadelphia | 74 | 74 | 29.8 | 21.7 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1606 | 640 | 1039 | .616 | 326 | 413 | .789 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 96 | 390 | 288 | 61 | 61 | 145 | 5 | 30.5 | .658 | 25.3 |
| 2031 | Philadelphia | 27 | 27 | 27.7 | 19.7 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 533 | 213 | 356 | .598 | 107 | 131 | .817 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 30 | 137 | 41 | 27 | 22 | 64 | 3 | 26.0 | .644 | 20.7 |
| 2031 | Indiana | 53 | 52 | 31.9 | 19.8 | 1.5 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1052 | 420 | 695 | .604 | 212 | 270 | .785 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 77 | 237 | 144 | 56 | 45 | 117 | 4 | 24.5 | .646 | 21.9 |
| 2030 | Indiana | 77 | 61 | 29.9 | 16.8 | 1.3 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1293 | 479 | 852 | .562 | 335 | 420 | .798 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 100 | 351 | 205 | 75 | 57 | 131 | 1 | 22.7 | .624 | 19.4 |
| 2029 | Indiana | 79 | 79 | 27.5 | 17.1 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1351 | 490 | 888 | .552 | 371 | 461 | .805 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 86 | 420 | 237 | 55 | 68 | 132 | 2 | 25.4 | .619 | 20.2 |
| 2028 | Indiana | 70 | 18 | 17.9 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 745 | 294 | 524 | .561 | 157 | 202 | .777 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 47 | 246 | 129 | 36 | 33 | 67 | 2 | 24.4 | .608 | 12.8 |
| 2027 | Indiana | 44 | 0 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 181 | 79 | 132 | .598 | 23 | 31 | .742 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 80 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 20.8 | .621 | 5.3 |
| 2026 | Fort Wayne | 33 | 33 | 28.6 | 20.5 | 1.2 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 676 | 247 | 387 | .638 | 182 | 202 | .901 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 39 | 180 | 96 | 18 | 21 | 85 | 0 | 28.8 | .710 | 23.8 |
| 2026 | Indiana | 24 | 2 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 143 | 56 | 102 | .549 | 31 | 34 | .912 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 15 | 58 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14.9 | .611 | 7.3 |
| 2025 | Fort Wayne | 31 | 25 | 23.6 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 412 | 180 | 269 | .669 | 52 | 64 | .813 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 45 | 120 | 80 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 24.4 | .693 | 17.1 |
| 2025 | Indiana | 24 | 2 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 60 | 27 | 52 | .519 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11.4 | .540 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | New York | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | .532 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 32 | 32 | 30.6 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 439 | 134 | 326 | .411 | 171 | 211 | .810 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 94 | 156 | 115 | 121 | 57 | 54 | 0 | 25.9 | .524 | 21.8 |
| CAREER | PRO | 643 | 485 | 24.7 | 15.3 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 9840 | 3768 | 6569 | .574 | 2304 | 2905 | .793 | 0 | 40 | .000 | 696 | 2974 | 1554 | 487 | 434 | 1064 | 29 | 25.0 | .627 | 17.9 |
| CAREER | DL | 64 | 58 | 26.2 | 17.0 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1088 | 427 | 656 | .651 | 234 | 266 | .880 | 0 | 13 | .000 | 84 | 300 | 176 | 28 | 34 | 133 | 0 | 26.9 | .704 | 20.6 |
Career Stats - Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PPG | APG | RPG | DRPG | ORPG | SPG | BPG | TOPG | Points | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | Assists | DRebs | ORebs | Steals | Blocks | TOs | DQ | PER | TS% | EFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2032 | Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2030 | Indiana | 10 | 10 | 34.7 | 21.8 | 1.9 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 218 | 83 | 142 | .585 | 52 | 58 | .897 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 48 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 24.4 | .651 | 24.2 |
| 2029 | Indiana | 11 | 11 | 23.3 | 12.7 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 140 | 52 | 115 | .452 | 36 | 39 | .923 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 58 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 21.5 | .530 | 15.8 |
| 2028 | Indiana | 6 | 6 | 22.2 | 15.2 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 91 | 38 | 63 | .603 | 15 | 25 | .600 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 25.8 | .615 | 16.7 |
| 2026 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26.4 | 1.015 | 5.0 |
| CAREER | PRO | 31 | 27 | 24.6 | 15.0 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 465 | 180 | 327 | .550 | 105 | 124 | .847 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 37 | 138 | 81 | 23 | 18 | 60 | 4 | 23.8 | .609 | 17.3 |
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