7. Markelle Fultz, Philadelphia 76ers, 2017
Career: This season was the first time Fultz took the field on a regular basis after two seasons of injuries in Philadelphia, and he was in place as Orlando Magic point guard, albeit still a three-point shooter at 27%, who won by cutting him. . He turned 22 in May, and while Fultz may not end up being an All-Star or shake Philadelphia’s wrath, he still has a chance to be a very productive NBA player.
Context draft: Jayson Tatum, who went to the Celtics in number 3, was the right choice. At least Boston and Philadelphia don’t have any kind of rivalry, right? Well, at least that pick initially didn’t belong to the 76ers before they swapped it and another first-round pick to the Celtics, right? Oh dear. At least the other top players in the draft (at least so far) came from further down the board: Donovan Mitchell (13), Bam Adebayo (14), John Collins (19) and Jarrett Allen (22).
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