Anthony BlackOrlando Magic · #0
Anthony Black is a 6-foot-7 combo guard for the Orlando Magic, drafted 6th in 2023 out of Arkansas. A McDonald's All-American from an athletic Texas family, he is a big playmaking guard with defensive tools whose scoring has climbed sharply — from under 5 points as a rookie to 15 a game by 2025-26, including a career-high 38-point outburst.
Anthony Black — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Anthony Black stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Anthony Black — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Anthony Black
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Anthony Black career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 69 | 16.9 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .466 | .394 |
| 2024-25 | 78 | 24.2 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | .423 | .318 |
| 2025-26 | 64 | 29.8 | 15.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | .447 | .333 |
| Career | 211 | 23.5 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Orlando Magic built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Anthony Black
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A big, rising playmaking guard — size, defense, and a sharply climbing scoring game for the Magic.
Turning pro
Drafted 6th overall, 2023 as a Guard.
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A big, rising playmaking guard — size, defense, and a fast-climbing scoring game for the Magic.
Chapter
From an athletic Texas family, Black was a McDonald's All-American at Arkansas before Orlando drafted him 6th in 2023.
Chapter
A 6-foot-7 combo guard, he brings size, playmaking, and defensive tools.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 200 lbs
- College
- Arkansas
- Experience
- 3rd Season
- Draft
- 6th overall, 2023
- Born
- Irving, Texas
- Age
- 22
- Jersey
- #0
Black comes from an athletic family — his father played college basketball at Baylor and professionally overseas, his mother played college soccer — and reportedly spoke fluent German as a young child. A McDonald's All-American and FIBA U18 gold medalist, he arrived in the NBA with pedigree and polish for his age.
His on-court identity is big-guard versatility — a 6-foot-7 playmaker who rebounds and defends multiple positions while creating for others. His shooting has been inconsistent (a modest career three-point percentage), but the sharp climb in his scoring points to real offensive growth to match his size and defensive tools.
A big, versatile playmaking guard — size, defense, and a fast-rising scoring game.
Anthony Black — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Anthony Black, answered.
