5 reasons Markelle Fultz would be perfect for the Sixers

By Chris Stone | Jun 16, 2017

Dec 11, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) calls a play against the Nevada Wolf Pack during the second half at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Nevada defeated Washington, 87-85. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /

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Feb 4, 2017; Seattle, WA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) and Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) guard each other during the second half at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. UCLA won 107-66. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Markelle Fultz fills a positional need

The Sixers need a point guard. That’s not really a secret. TJ McConnell is a great story and a totally useful basketball player, but he’s probably not the guy you want running your team if you have playoff aspirations. Meanwhile, Fultz, as we’ve discussed, is the best player in the draft and he happens to be a point guard. That’s a match made in heaven.

It’s also fairly important that Philadelphia land a point guard in this draft if they want a point guard via the draft rather than in free agency. The 2018 draft class has a couple of decent point guards at the top of it, but neither Collin Sexton nor Trevon Duval are really in the same class as Fultz, Lonzo Ball or Dennis Smith Jr. The 2019 draft also probably won’t add many, if any, point guards who can rival this class. In general, upcoming high school recruiting classes are viewed as weaker than this season’s crew of one-and-dones, so pulling the trigger now makes quite a bit of sense.

Locking down Fultz would set the Sixers up with their point guard of the future with no worries about future drafts or having to track one down in free agency.

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