Markelle Fultz

Markelle Fultz’s season embodies what the Orlando Magic’s 2021 season was. It began with optimism as the Magic got out to a fast start. Fultz was a catalyst for this, showing an advanced ability to control the game and get the ball to the right players. Through the first six games of the season, the Magic’s usually woeful offense sat 18th in the league. It was falling but far from the abjectly terrible unit the team would become on that end.

The former No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 draft, Markelle Fultz is just 23 years old. Here’s a look at 10 things to know about Orlando’s young guard, his life and his NBA career. ***. From DC to Washington: Fultz was born May 29, 1998 in Upper Marlboro, Md....

This is the eighth in a series of player capsules from the Orlando Magic’s 2020-21 season:. Games: 8. Games started: 8. Per-game averages: 12.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.0 steal, 2.3 turnovers, 26.9 minutes. Shooting: 39.4% FG, 25.0% 3FG, 89.5% FT. Contract status: Fultz completed the final year of...

Markelle Fultz has not been front and center for a long time. He has always been there for the Orlando Magic. During home games, he is on the bench, often talking to the assistant coaches during timeouts or hanging out on the bench as the game goes on. Markelle Fultz has pulled Cole Anthony aside on several occasions too during games and breaks.

As the March 25 NBA trade deadline nears, Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated reports the Orlando Magic are open for business with only Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Fultz considered untouchable in potential discussions. Orlando is 13-26, three games above last place in the Eastern Conference, and has few internal options...

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Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Fultz are considered the only untouchable players on the roster of the Orlando Magic, according to rival executives. Both Isaac and Fultz are out for the season but are signed long-term. Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier have been made available, while Nikola Vucevic could also be...

The Orlando Magic have been granted a $6.1-million disabled player exception for Markelle Fultz, The Athletic's Shams Charania reports. Fultz suffered a season-ending ACL tear on Jan. 6 against the Cleveland Cavaliers while driving to the rim. The former first overall pick was in the midst of a strong season, averaging 12.9 points, 5.4 assists, and 3.1 rebounds as the Magic's starting point guard.

The Orlando Magic were granted a disabled player exception worth $6.1 million for the season-ending loss of. Fultz suffered a torn left ACL in early January. The DPE will expire on April 19th.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, repaired the torn anterior cruciate ligament in the left knee of Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz Jan. 20, the Orlando Sentinel reported Jan. 21. Mr. Fultz tore his ACL Jan. 6 during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Mr. Fultz will miss the rest of the 2021 season.

Former DeMatha Catholic star and current Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz said he was touched by a video put together by the current DeMatha team wishing him luck as he starts to rehab after suffering a torn ACL earlier this month. That injury ended his fourth NBA season after just eight games, with Fultz averaging career-best marks in points (12.9) and assists (5.4) per game.

Markelle Fultz is a week removed from his season-ending knee injury. The young guard is ready to attack rehab and return better than ever. Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford was giving an answer on the media teleconference Tuesday, talking about some weighty issue before the team’s then-scheduled game against the Boston Celtics when suddenly something caught his attention.

ORLANDO -- If you happen to speak with Markelle Fultz or gander at one of his social media profiles, you’ll likely hear or see the phrase “Faithful to the Grind” (F2G). For Fultz, those words are more than just a motto, they’re a lifestyle. Fultz’s work ethic helped him develop...

The Orlando Magic are going to have to figure out life without Markelle Fultz. They are going to ask Cole Anthony to step up much sooner. There was little time to process the shock of Markelle Fultz‘s injury. It all happened so suddenly and Markelle Fultz was getting helped off...

It all runs together, when things are going bad, in ways that are embarrassing to say out loud. Markelle Fultz blew out his ACL. Dammit, he was doing so well. It is, each miserable concern a force multiplier upon all others, part of the baroque tragedy of being alive, or of it being Wednesday. This is a basketball column. Let’s explore that aspect.

An ACL tear is the latest setback in the young but strange career of Markelle Fultz. What comes next for the young point guard?. On Dec. 27, Markelle Fultz played one of the best games of his still-young career. He took full advantage of the Wizards’ lackluster defense and scored a career-high 26 points while going 11-of-21 from the field and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc. He scored on pull-up jumpers and on contested lay-ups, showcasing a similar skillset to the one of the previous season, albeit one that is now more refined. In his numerous drives, his abilities near the basket was evident — he showcased promising footwork and several different ways of finishing the drive once the help arrived. It was a heartening reminder of the player he was initially expected to be, which only makes what happened Wednesday night more tragic.

Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz suffered a knee injury in the team's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. The injury occured with 7:35 remaining in the first quarter. Fultz was helped off of the court by two members of the Magic and has been ruled out for the rest of the game.