PHILADELPHIA–When one looks back at Markelle Fultz and his time with the Philadelphia 76ers, one will see that it wasn’t very productive.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft had a target on him rather quickly after the Sixers moved up from No. 3 to No. 1 after a trade with the Boston Celtics in order to select him. The idea was that Fultz would join Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons at the time to form a Big 3 and compete for a title.
Instead, Fultz dealt with a ton of adversity. The young man out of Washington only played 14 games in his rookie season due to a shoulder injury, he then was a starter on opening night in his second season, but he only played 19 games due to another bizarre shoulder injury.
There were then reports that he had the “yips” and there were a lot of “he said, she said” stuff, and after just 33 games with the Sixers, he was sent to the Orlando Magic at the 2019 deadline.
On Monday night, Fultz is set to play in his first game back in Philadelphia since the deal after dealing with more injuries in Orlando and he opened up on his time with the Sixers and any emotions walking into the Wells Fargo Center.