Markelle Fultz
Fultz with the Orlando Magic in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 20 – Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | May 29, 1998 Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Washington (2016–2017) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2017: 1st round, 1st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Markelle N'Gai Fultz (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies before being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the first overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft.
During his single season (2016–17) with the Huskies, Fultz played point guard and shooting guard. Despite Washington's relatively disappointing year, he was named a third-team All-American and first-team All-Pac-12. He began his NBA career with the 76ers before being traded to the Orlando Magic in 2019 and later signing with the Kings in 2025.
Unable to translate the offensive prowess he had in college to the NBA due to a shoulder injury known as thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), he is considered by many to be a draft bust.