This is something we’ve been over quite a bit in the past week or so. Markelle Fultz is extremely talented, but Philadelphia 76ers fans shouldn’t set the bar too high once he returns. He’s a rookie who has been out for almost a month with shoulder issues that prohibited him from shooting correctly.
That’s not easy to bounce back from.
On top of that, there’s a chance his confidence took a hit. That means Fultz’s return is about restoring faith in his jumper and getting him used to the NBA’s pace, not giving him control of the Sixers’ primary offensive sets.