Post by 👨🏼⚕️delapandemic🚑 on Aug 4, 2020 14:41:57 GMT
Markelle Fultz
PG
6'5"
186
19
Washington
Fultz has elite physical tools for an NBA point guard at 6’5” with a 6’10” wingspan. He has big, strong hands, excellent feet, a solid frame, terrific body control, and he absorbs contact very well. He is very imaginitive, shifty with the ball in his hands, can finish above the rim with regularity, and is an explosive leaper off of one foot or two feet when he has momentum. Fultz has great extension and finishing ability at the rim due to his length and large hands; his size and length allows him to get off his pull-up jumper and elevate over the top of other guards; also at times will utilize his size advantage in the post against smaller defenders where he can shoot over the top of them. He is a strong, physical player who does not shy away from contact, and he does a great job of going into the chest of the defender and maintaining control in the air so he can finish acrobatically. While he's a + shooter from range, he seems to have a mental block from the FT line, where he shot sub-70 during his time in Seattle. His mid-range game isn't great overall, as he tends to be effective either from deep or getting all the way to the rim. Fultz does not have the quickest first step and struggles to turn the corner against more athletic defenders, so he will have to rely more on craftiness and deception to become an elite scorer in TMBSL. On defense he can be a little too upright at times, which causes him to struggle containing the dribble; his closeouts on perimeter can be lazy and out of control. He does not always fight through screens, allowing shooters to get open looks or quick guards to turn the corner; will lose focus of his man often when off the ball, frequently beat on backdoor cuts. Fultz is not overly turnover prone, but he can telegraph passes at times and be a bit lazy in this area, leading to avoidable turnovers... hopefully that can be coached out of him in a professional system with better teammates.