Did you forget it? That’s good, neither are we. Markelle Fultz hasn’t put a toe on an official NBA game floor since last January, knowing that in a few weeks it’s… January. Good news however behind this dated slap, the leader of Orlando should make his return soon since he trained with the Magic recently. Agent Fultz, report!
January 6, 2021. This is the last time we saw Markelle in the NBA.
Orlando fans still remember this terrible meeting once morest the Cavs in early January. While the new season had just been launched a few days earlier, Fultz exploded his left knee and had to leave his family. Nah, damn it, not yet. Not yet a hassle in the career of Markelle Fultz, while the guy has had a series of glitches since his arrival with the pros. Not yet a stick in the wheels, while the phenomenon has just slammed 47 points in two games once morest the Wizards. No, it’s dead. Well, unfortunately, indeed it was dead… The medical analyzes are thorough and the observation is chilling: rupture of the cruciate ligaments in the left knee, season over. BORDEL. We put a curtain on the current campaign and we try to see what it will do for the next one. The next one ? Here we are. And as Dan Savage of the Orlando Magic’s official site detailed in a long paper, she was unable to start with Markelle in the franchise rotation. Like Jonathan Isaac, also badly injured and on his way back, Fultz had to watch training camp and the first two months of competition go by without him, hoping to return as soon as possible. Two weeks ago, Magic management announced that Markelle would be sent to the G-League to get back into shape, much like Klay Thompson, who we saw recently with his beautiful headband. Fast forward two weeks later, and the most important news falls: Fultz was able to practice three-on-three and five-on-five with his Los Angeles side teammates, with the Magic right in the middle of their Clippers-Lakers doublet this weekend. This is therefore excellent news for the player and the franchise, since we have known it for a long time, these boxes checked in training mean that an official return to the courts is not far away. All that’s missing is a good big sleep, a return home, an audience ready to applaud and that’s it. That’s good, Orlando will find its players this week with the reception of the Hawks and the Heat, two occasions on the calendar which might turn into a moment of joy around the number 1 of the 2017 Draft. weekend.
“It was amazing (the training). Already, to be able to be on the field once more with my brothers and this franchise is incredible. But also getting back to good habits, being on the move with the rest of the team and going back to the little daily processes, it’s a great moment. What I’m trying to do, above all, is improve myself, encourage my teammates and that’s it. Going to the G-League helped me a lot, because once the season starts you have very little time to train with your teammates, so having the opportunity to play there and run and beat me on the field c ‘was great. I spent a lot of time this summer watching movies to slow down the game in my head, so I made a lot of progress on that I think, and my mental toughness.”
For us, therefore NBA observers and basketball fans, there is obviously joy a few days from the return of Markelle Fultz to the field. Filled with talent, the point guard didn’t have the frame, the regularity and a bit of respite to really express himself, so it’s logical that we want to see him perform in Orlando with a young and motivated group. However, it will be very interesting to see how Jamahl Mosley does with his backline, with the young Magic coach having just one ball and several boys to hold accountable. Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs and Markelle Fultz, can they coexist and if so how? Because we haven’t even talked regarding RJ Hampton or other players, there we already have a trio who have to live with the swelling in their hands. And it’s not like Fultz is a sniper who can play off the ball. The first, Cole, showed great progress in his game. Fabulous scorer, Anthony also evolved in his way of distributing the balls, and his prowess in money-time as in the post-match press conference seduced many spectators. The second, Suggs, had a complicated start with the Magic. Drafted very high, the former star of Gonzaga struggled to find his rhythm and when it was the case he was injured. We are not going to lie to each other, Orlando did not draft Jalen this year to stick him on the bench. So what to do with Markelle? Combo guard with Suggs in the major five? Sixth perfect man to bring defense and versatility to a position at the same time leader and back? As we know, Orlando likes to play on a short rotation with his interiors and there is therefore no real leader on the bench, apart from Terrence Ross who we will kindly wait for while trending around the trade deadline. Suddenly, without making a story of it when the trio is not yet together, it will still be a subject to keep in mind because Orlando has a reconstruction to carry out smoothly and some strong heads will have to come out. of the lot in this large playground. That being said, we already know that Markelle Fultz will have the knife between his teeth, and at heart to show that he has talent to spare in the NBA.
Let Cole Anthony and Jalen Suggs get ready, there might be some competition on the Magic back line soon. A Markelle Fultz as a Christmas present is not all bad for Orlando fans.
Source : NBA.com/magic
