Markelle Fultz
American basketball player (born 1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Markelle N'Gai Fultz (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies before being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the first overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft.
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1998-05-29) May 29, 1998 (age 25) Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) | ||||||||||||||
College | Washington (2016–2017) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2017: 1st round, 1st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
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2017–2019 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
2019–present | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
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During his single season (2016–17) with the Huskies, Fultz played point guard and shooting guard. Despite Washington's relatively disappointing year, he was named a third-team All-American and first-team All-Pac-12. He began his NBA career with the 76ers before being traded to the Magic in 2019.
Unable to recreate his offensive prowess he had in college to the NBA, due to a shoulder injury called thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), he is considered by many to be a draft bust.[1][2]