Former Magic Guard Michael Carter-Williams Part of Boston WNBA Expansion Effort

Michael Carter-Williams, a former NBA Rookie of the Year and Orlando Magic guard, is part of an ownership group looking to bring the WNBA to Boston, according to the Boston Globe.

Boston Celtics guard Brad Wanamaker (9) drives to the basket against Orlando Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams (7) during the first quarter at Amway Center. | Kim Klement-Imagn Images

Former Orlando Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams is reportedly involved in the latest effort for WNBA expansion.

Per a Tuesday afternoon report from the Boston Globe, Carter-Williams, who spent his final three on-court seasons of his nine-year NBA career with Orlando, is joining singer-songwriter and Hollywood actor Donnie Wahlberg as leaders of an ownership group vying to bring the league's next expansion team to Boston.

Carter-Williams, the No. 11 pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, was born in Massachusetts.

Despite playing for six teams, the 2014 Rookie of the Year never played for his hometown Celtics.

Now, he wants to head the flurrying efforts of the WNBA's expansion. Three new teams – Golden State, Portland and Toronto – will begin play within the next two years.

"Would love nothing more than to bring a WNBA team to my home," Carter-Williams wrote in a social media post on Tuesday. "Let the sun rise in Boston!"

Would love nothing more than to bring a WNBA team to my home. Let the sun rise in Boston! ☘️https://t.co/wq13gYSsUz

— Michael Carter-Willi (@mcarterwilliams) February 18, 2025

Over 92 career games with the Magic, Carter-Williams struggled with injuries but averaged 7.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists a game.

For the first time, this season, Carter-Williams and Terrence Ross joined a rotating cast of color analysts to join play-by-play broadcaster Jake Chapman on the team's radio broadcasts this year.

Those games can be usually be heard on 96.9 The Game in Orlando, and 104.5 The Beat otherwise.

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