After spending the final 5 years of his profession with the Orlando Magic, guard Markelle Fultz is at the moment a free agent. And in line with latest experiences, it appears unlikely he’ll return to the franchise this summer season.
Per HoopsWire’s Sam Amico, it’s “uncertain” that the Magic will carry Fultz again. Amico additionally mentions {that a} reunion is very unlikely after the workforce added Kentavious Caldwell-Pope earlier this offseason.
Fultz started his profession with the Philadelphia 76ers after the workforce drafted him with the No. 1 decide within the 2017 NBA Draft. Nevertheless, after a disappointing two-season stint with the 76ers, the workforce traded Fultz to Orlando in February 2019. In 5 seasons with the Magic, Fultz appeared in 201 video games, averaging 11.6 factors, 3.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per sport.
The 2022-23 season was Fultz’s greatest as an professional. Fultz averaged 14 factors, 3.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.5 steals per sport. Moreover, he shot 51.4 % from the sphere and 31 % from past the arc. All these numbers have been profession highs for Fultz. Nevertheless, final season was a disappointment for the Maryland native, as he averaged 7.8 factors, 3.2 rebounds and a couple of.8 assists per sport.
Fultz has not lived as much as his draft inventory and sure by no means will. Nonetheless, he has proven all through his Magic tenure that he can contribute to a workforce within the league. Fultz is a really athletic guard who can influence the sport on either side of the courtroom. He might by no means turn out to be a constantly nice three-point shooter, however he can nonetheless present sufficient scoring to negate this. It’s at the moment unknown what groups might have curiosity in signing the 26-year-old. Nevertheless, any workforce in search of guard depth ought to look Fultz’s method this summer season.
