Did you forget it? That’s good, neither are we. Markelle Fultz has not put a toe on an official NBA game floor since last January, knowing that in a few weeks we are in… 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 against the Cavs in early January. As the new season had barely kicked off a few days earlier, Fultz exploded his left knee and had to leave his. Nah, hell, not yet. Not yet a hassle in the career of Markelle Fultz, while the type has had a series of problems since joining the pros. Not yet a stick in the wheels, while the phenomenon has just slammed 47 points in two games against the Wizards. No, it’s dead. Well, unfortunately, it was indeed dead… The medical analyzes are pushed and the observation is cold in the back: rupture of the cruciate ligaments in the left knee, season ended. MESS. We put a curtain on the current campaign and we try to see what it will be for the next one. The next one ? Here we are. And as Dan Savage of the Orlando Magic official site detailed in a lengthy piece of paper, she couldn’t start with Markelle in the franchise rotation. Like Jonathan Isaac, also badly injured and on his way home, Fultz must have watched training camp and the first two months of competition go by without him, hoping to return as soon as possible. Two weeks ago, the management of the Magic announced that Markelle would be sent to the G-League to get back in shape, a bit like Klay Thompson we saw recently with his beautiful headband. Fast forward two weeks later, and the most important news falls: Fultz was able to train in three on three and five on five with his teammates on the Los Angeles side, the Magic being right in the middle of his Clippers – Lakers doublet this weekend. This is therefore excellent news for the player and the franchise, since it has been known for a long time that these boxes checked in training mean that an official return to the courts is not far away. Lack more than a good big sleep, a return home, an audience ready to applaud and voila. That’s good, Orlando will find his players this week with the reception of the Hawks and the Heat, two opportunities on the calendar that could turn into a moment of joy around the number 1 of the 2017 Draft. The latter spoke precisely this weekend.
“It was amazing (the training). Already, to be able to be on the field again with my brothers and this franchise is incredible. But also the fact of resuming good habits, of being on the move with the rest of the team and of resuming the small daily processes, it’s a great moment. What I try to do, above all, is to improve myself, to encourage my teammates and that’s it. The move to G-League has 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 fight on the pitch c ‘was great. I’ve spent a lot of time this summer watching movies to make the game slow down in my head, so I’ve 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 before the return of Markelle Fultz on the field. Filled with talent, the leader did not have the framework, the regularity and a little respite to really express himself, so it is 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 back line, with the young Magic coach having only one ball and several boys to hold on to. Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs and Markelle Fultz, can it coexist and if so how? Because we did not even talk about RJ Hampton or other players, there we already have a trio who must live with the swells in their hands. And it’s not like Fultz is a sniper who can play without a ball. The first, Cole, showed great progress in his game. A fabulous scorer, Anthony has also evolved in his way of distributing the balls, and his prowess in the money-time as in the press conference after the match has seduced many. spectators. The second, Suggs, had a complicated start with the Magic. Drafted very high, the former crack 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 five major? Perfect sixth man to bring defense and versatility to a position that is both leader and rear? As we know, Orlando likes to play on a short rotation with his interiors and there is therefore no real leader of the bench, apart from Terrence Ross, who we will kindly wait in trending around the trade deadline. Suddenly, without making a fuss when the trio is not yet assembled, it will still be a subject to keep in the corner of the head because Orlando has a reconstruction to be carried out and it will be necessary that a few strong heads emerge. of the lot in this large playground. That being said, we already know that Markelle Fultz will have a knife between his teeth, and at heart to show that he has talent to spare in the NBA.
With Cole Anthony and Jalen Suggs gearing up, there may be some competition at the Magic’s backline soon. A Markelle Fultz as a Christmas present is not all bad for Orlando fans.
Source : NBA.com/magic
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