In the p>217 NBA Draft, markel-Fultz from Washington University beat Ronzo-Bauer, Tatum, Fox and many other talented new stars and were selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the No.1 draft. At that time, the Philadelphia 76ers were talented. Before that, they took off center Embiid in the 214 draft, and in 216, they took off point guard Ben Simmons from Australia with the No.1 pick.
It's somewhat surprising that the 76ers selected Fultz with the No.1 pick, because they already have a point guard Simmons, and then they were selected Tatum, Jackson, Isaac and so on, which are all strikers urgently needed by the 76ers. Sure enough, due to injury, Fultz played only 14 games in his rookie season, averaging 18 minutes, and scored 7.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists. In the second year, Fultz played only 19 games, leaving a report card averaging 8.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
In the offseason of p>219, Orlando Magic reached a 3-for-1 agreement with the Philadelphia 76ers, in exchange for Jonathan Simmons, a protected first-round draft (from Thunder) and a second-round draft (from Cavaliers), in exchange for the No.1 Fultz. The 3-for-1 deal was generally unpopular at that time. After all, Fultz suffered from injuries in the two seasons of the 76ers, and he also suffered from a strange disease that could make the shooting memory gradually disappear. But just one season later, Fultz proved that Magic's 3-for-1 deal was a great success. Thanks to the 76ers for letting Fultz find himself!
Last season, Fultz played 64 games for the Magic, including 59 starts, averaging 28.3 minutes, averaging 12.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists, successfully gaining a foothold in the Magic, and severely hitting his old club Philadelphia 76ers in the face. Although all the data have reached a career high, Fultz's amazing performance is regarded as a flash in the pan by many people because of his only 25.4% three-point shooting rate and his strange injury history.
After the baptism of last season, Fultz, who started again, is more confident. In the Magic's four preseason games of the new season, Fultz started without exception, and two of them played for more than 3 minutes. In four preseason games, Fultz scored 56 points +18 rebounds +18 assists, averaging 14 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. Although it was only a few preseason games, Fultz's stable output announced to the outside world that he refused to be the top parallel importer.
The magic still focuses on training young players in the new season. With Gordon's gradual rise, the magic core is gradually shifting from Vucevic to the outside. When the new stars Isaac and Bamba come back from injuries, the magic will have good competitiveness in the east. If Fultz can continue to improve his shooting level, he will be the best choice for the Magic starting point guard!