Markelle Fultz (PG/SG, ORL) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 90 Overall

CURRENT ADP: 121

ANALYSIS: I might die alone in Markelle Fultz's hill, but I see much more than a "late-round flier" in Fultz entering 2021. We all know this guy's story, and it is nothing pretty. But he's flipping it by taking giant steps toward much more palatable levels of play. Just this past season, Fultz averaged a 12-3-5 line (with 1.3 spg and only 2.0 turnovers per game) that while wasn't a league-winning one, also came on a small 27.7 mpg of playing time.

Even playing fewer than 28 minutes, the fact that Fultz proved to be highly durable (72 games played) helped the youngin' to finish as the 66th-best fantasy player in total FP. His average of 26.1 was nothing to call home about, but he was kind of efficient and he should at least replicate his numbers in a Magic squad that hasn't changed almost at all this offseason.

Orlando drafted another PG/SG in Cole Anthony, but he's still a walking question mark so Fultz should retain his no.1 PG role going forward over the rook and Michael Carter-Williams. Fultz, whose shooting has been much maligned, was one of only 23 guard-eligible players to hit 46+ percent of his field-goal attempts while shooting 10+ fga per game. His three-point shooting is horrific, but of those 23 players only 14--including Fultz--were able to pair their shooting numbers with 5+ assists per game. Don't overdraft Fultz, but don't let him slip further than the seventh/eighth round either unless you want to get snipped.

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