Markelle Fultz recorded his second career triple-double as the Orlando Magic defeated the Los Angeles Lakers. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Markelle Fultz was abandoned when the Philadelphia 76ers pawned him off to the Orlando Magic. In 2020, he turned his career around.
On February 7, 2019, Markelle Fultz appeared to hit rock bottom.
The Philadelphia 76ers lost patience with him enough to warrant a trade with the Orlando Magic. The Magic, for their part, were working to find somebody to bolster their point guard depth and net a potential long-term starter in the process.