Sixers head coach Brett Brown warned of "growing pains" when it comes to Markelle Fultz this season. But the second-year guard's poor performance Tuesday night had most pundits questioning why the Sixers selected him with the No. 1 overall pick.
"He's bewildered on defense, or lazy, or both. He's skittish on offense, or clueless, or both," my colleague Marcus Hayes wrote about Fultz's performance Tuesday night, where he scored just five points on 2-7 shooting. "Blessed with unbelievable jumping ability, he's Charmin-soft at the rim. He was timid. Toothless."
"Markelle Fultz showed he still has a long way to go to approach reliability," wrote Sports Illustrated's Rohan Nadkarni.