ORLANDO - Considering he hadn’t played in a game in nearly 14 months, Markelle Fultz deserves a high grade for his highly anticipated return performance Monday against the Indiana Pacers. Somewhere in the A-to-B range seems right, and the way he was going before his night ended after logging 16 minutes, one could say it was far better than most forecasted.
In fairness, the Pacers were shorthanded, and by playing mostly against their second-unit guys, Fultz still has a lot to prove going forward.
Let’s take a deeper dive into his performance, examine the things he did well, and analyze what we will need to see from him the rest of the season and beyond.