Big week for former Philadelphia 76ers point guards who were drafted No. 1 overall.
First it was Ben Simmons who watched from the bench as his Brooklyn Nets embarrassed his former team Thursday on national television. Now it’s Markelle Fultz who faces his former team as his comeback story continues.
There are some eerie similarities between the two situations, with Simmons and Fultz having been selected first overall in consecutive drafts by the Sixers only to see their tenures in Philadelphia end with unceremonious hostility. But there are also many differences, the biggest being that Fultz is not only playing, but playing well.