Kings agree to deal with former No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz
Free agent guard Markelle Fultz has agreed to a deal with the Sacramento Kings, his agent and attorney, Raymond Brothers of I AM Sports & Entertainment, told ESPN on Wednesday night.
The Kings have searched for a point guard since the trade-deadline departure of De’Aaron Fox, and now land a deal with Fultz, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft to the Philadelphia 76ers. After rehabbing from injury in the offseason, Fultz generated interest from multiple teams in recent months and narrowed to a couple of finalists before reaching agreement with the Kings.
Fultz is healthy and ready to play, Brothers said.
Fultz, 26, spent the past 5½ seasons with the Orlando Magic, serving as the starting point guard in two of those seasons. In 2022-23, Fultz had his best, most well-rounded campaign, averaging 13.9 points, 5.7 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 29.6 minutes — all career highs.
Fultz had an injury-riddled season last season, appearing in only 43 games.
The Kings are winners of three games in a row and have gone 15-8 since firing Mike Brown and making Doug Christie the interim head coach. Sacramento has played Malik Monk as its primary point guard since the trade of Fox.
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Markelle Fultz has averaged 11.1 points, 4.6 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game during his career.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings signed former No. 1 overall draft pick Markelle Fultz for the remainder of the season.
The team announced the deal with Fultz on Wednesday night as the Kings seek more depth at point guard after recently trading away star De’Aaron Fox.
Fultz was drafted first overall by Philadelphia in 2017. He has played 234 career games with the 76ers and Orlando, averaging 11.1 points, 4.6 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game.
Fultz last played in the 2023-24 season for the Magic.
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