ORLANDO – When the Philadelphia 76ers shocked the basketball world back in 2017 by trading up and drafting Markelle Fultz with the first pick of the NBA Draft, they had to have envisioned seeing the kind of dynamic plays that the 6-foot-4 point guard flashed all over the Amway Center on Sunday night.
The difference, however, is that Fultz’s dazzling play in the present and his suddenly bright future will come with an Orlando Magic franchise that was brazen enough to trade for the embattled guard last February.
Facing his former team for the first time since his trade to Orlando midway through last season, a fully healthy Fultz scored 12 points, handed out five assists and authored a host of other highlights at the Amway Center.