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 as the first overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft.
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Who was Markelle Fultz traded for?
To land the 20-year-old Fultz, the Magic traded guard Jonathon Simmons, a protected first-round pick (top-20 protected in the 2020 NBA Draft), and a second-round selection in the upcoming June draft.7 Feb 2019.
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Fultz, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound point guard, has played in just 19 games this season because of a shoulder injury that severely affected his shooting stroke. He hasn’t played since Nov. 19 and on Dec. 4 he was deemed to be suffering from thoracic outlet syndrome, an impingement issue in either the blood vessels or nerves that run through a specific space between the neck and shoulders.
The Magic are hopeful that Fultz will play for them at some point this season, but Waltman stressed that the franchise won’t rush the second-year player in hopes that he can regain the form that allowed him to become the No. 1 pick two years ago.
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