Punjabiveer30 | Raptors

937 | 7 hours ago

Hey Steph, we’re good bro, we got Markelle Fultz now

tlj2494 | Celtics

267 | 7 hours ago

I just looked at his g league stats. It’s only 5 games but he’s 16% from three and 40% from the field. He didn’t learn how to shoot just yet apparently. That said he probably starts for at least 3-4 teams right now

Punjabiveer30 | Raptors

156 | 7 hours ago

Sounds like a raptors player to me baby!

soilentgleem

37 | 5 hours ago

Ball handlers that can’t shoot is an irrational soft spot of mine. I was holding on hope for Killian to the end, and still think Stanley Johnson could have been decent if they just played him as a back up ball handler.

slowbacontron | SAS

3 | 4 hours ago

StanJo somehow shot shockingly well in his year on the Spurs. But yeah I remember way back when he was drafted. I thought Detroit was set up to be really good that year. I was wrong.

420blz | Vancouver Grizzlies

1 | 3 hours ago

Johnson had like an okay run as a 3 and D guy for the lakers

DeusVultSaracen | Hornets

29 | 7 hours ago

He already knew how to shoot, he just seemingly had the worst case of the yips professional sports have ever seen

BakerAnxious3440

96 | 6 hours ago

He had (probably still has) the same nerve injury that ended landry fields career, really nothing you can do about it

DeusVultSaracen | Hornets

1 | 3 hours ago

I believe it, I feel awful for the guy either way. I wasn’t trying to diss him at all or say he could do anything about the yips, either.

thewrongnotes | Magic

71 | 6 hours ago

He has Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, a nerve problem that would absolutely fuck up your ability to shoot.

But people keep parroting this yips story because it’s more fun.

Comfortable-Key-1930

24 | 5 hours ago

I have how much people shit on athletes who struggle because of injuries that would fuck up anyones daily life let alone a pro career. Its very easy to talk when you are on your couch and move maybe 2-3 muscles a day

DeusVultSaracen | Hornets

5 | 4 hours ago

I wasn’t shitting on him at all, I feel bad for him

Nice_Cash_7000 | Heat

4 | 4 hours ago

thats kinda how I feel about Simmons. Bro couldnt jump anymore after the back injury and everyone blamed one bad play for ruining his career.

chichigetthayay0

0 | 5 hours ago

It didn’t help that his own trainer seemed to support the idea

Ok_Practice8288

-4 | 4 hours ago

Neither of you know the truth. There were a bunch of conflicting stories that came out from people close to him, including his shooting instructor.

thewrongnotes | Magic

6 | 4 hours ago

Yes we do, Fultz has given interviews talking about his diagnosis and injury

BakerAnxious3440

2 | 4 hours ago

Yeah it’s because it’s a very confusing injury to diagnose since it doesn’t show up on any MRI. If you’re still skeptical look at landry fields shot before and after and compare it with fultz, they have basically the exact same change where the TOS added a weird hitch and basically took away their abilities to shoot

BaconKnight | Suns

39 | 6 hours ago

This is all just rumors so who knows, but rumor is he had some type of motorcycle or maybe atv vehicle accident that messed up his shoulder. Because of NBA contracts citing that players can’t be doing “dangerous” activities, he never reported it because that would void his contract.

BakerAnxious3440

4 | 4 hours ago

tbh I’ve never really believed that story because it’s well documented that his MRIs were coming back clean and it doesn’t really make sense for a motorcycle accident to have left absolutely no structural damage but still be serious enough to cause a chronic nerve disorder

lost_in_trepidation | Lakers

0 | 5 hours ago

Hot take, no one should ride motorcycles or ATVs. I know too many people who have gotten seriously injured or died riding them.

No-Shop-6020

3 | 5 hours ago

counterpoint, motorcycles are the shit dont be a poosee

FAARAO

6 | 4 hours ago

Sure they’re cool, but you look at it differently when one of your friends kills himself with one.

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-6 | 4 hours ago

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Apolaustic1 | Timberwolves

3 | 4 hours ago

I love how you think thats hard af but its actually just really fucking dumb lmfao, fear is what kept the human race alive.

I imagine its the catch phrase of every person that thought they could fly.

chichigetthayay0

0 | 5 hours ago

There is no way he would have been to hide an acute injury of that nature from professional doctors.

axnjxn00 | Magic

1 | 2 hours ago

There is no way he starts for any nba team

YesImKeithHernandez | Knicks

16 | 6 hours ago

Steph, You can go. You don’t have to. You can hang around. Still great, but you can go. We’re all good here.

soilentgleem

6 | 5 hours ago

Is there an inside joke with Steph and the Raps that I’m missing?

Gmayfield | Pistons

1 | 3 hours ago

Colin Cowherd on Ben Simmons

soilentgleem

4 | 2 hours ago

still lost lol

sonfoa | Knicks

2 | an hour ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Luq8hLsuxQ

Oceanbreeze871 | Celtics

1 | 6 hours ago

Trust the process

Lstark5642 | Thunder

605 | 7 hours ago

NINTH SEASON ???????

Knickstape08 | NYK

364 | 7 hours ago

His amount of games played is insane: 14, 19, 72, 8, 18, 60, 43, 21. Jonathan Issac might have more games played.

Edit: he does 😭 and in a 3 year span he played 11 games and still has over 70 more games played than Fultz.

PAWGle_the_lesser | Raptors

132 | 7 hours ago

I’m gonna play those lottery numbers tonight

Ode1st | MIA

55 | 7 hours ago

First time you won’t play 4 8 15 16 23 42

HeadZebra

19 | 6 hours ago

Not Markelle’s boat

TitoFlavors215 | PHI

29 | 7 hours ago

Fucking Sixers man. Just when you think the worst has happened, worse will happen. Smh

Knickstape08 | NYK

28 | 7 hours ago

It’s kinda worked out for Philly they got Maxey from the pick from trading Fultz lol

TitoFlavors215 | PHI

19 | 7 hours ago

True until he mysteriously gets bitten by a shark or some shit in the offseason. Not outside the realm of possibility with this fucking franchise.

SoldatJ | OKC

1 | an hour ago

Sam Presti personally flew out to Minnesota to recruit Mike Muscala as a free agent in 2019. In the bubble, Moose hits a glorious 3 point shot against Miami in the second to last game of the season to push the OKC Thunder up the standings just enough that their draft pick fell to 21st, outside the original top-20 protection on the trade of that protected FRP and Arsen Ilyasov for Jerami Grant in 2016. That pick was Colangelo’d for the 25th pick in 2017, a move so bad it almost overshadows the fact that they used it to draft Anžejs Pasečņiks. However, the thread of fate was restored when Elton Brand reclaimed the pick at the price of one Markelle Fultz.

Because the Philadelphia 76ers had Tyrese Maxey and James Harden, they didn’t feel the need to invest a third year into developing Isaiah Joe and cut him, allowing the OKC Thunder to pick up a desperately needed shooter who proved himself a rotation player against Dallas two weeks later. Because the Philadelphia 76ers had Tyrese Maxey, Quentin Grimes, and VJ Edgecombe, a pick owed to OKC but protected 1-4 and saved by a hard tank when a wave of injuries hit, Daryl Morey got high and sold out Jared McCain.

The shark has already bitten. The Sixers have earned Maxey.

wsbull_35 | 76ers

13 | 6 hours ago

Don’t get me wrong, we suck and have handled almost everything poorly.

But Markelle showed up with a fucked up shoulder to training camp. Thats on him for not letting the team know earlier. Rumors are that he hurt it riding a dirt bike. He looked fine in summer league then showed up hurt on his own time.

YSLAnunoby | Raptors

6 | 6 hours ago

It’s a shame cuz Fultz was so dynamic in college

Montigue | POR

3 | 4 hours ago

At least you got a good prospect in Jared McCain

TitoFlavors215 | PHI

2 | 3 hours ago

ChrisPaulFakeLaugh.gif

jackloganoliver | Magic

16 | 7 hours ago

Please don’t look at Suggs’ GP 🫣

Knickstape08 | NYK

12 | 7 hours ago

It’s honestly not as bad as I thought lol (but still has missed crazy amount of games). I’d love to see someone do a breakdown of like the last 5 years of how much Orlando has paid players to not play. Issac, Suggs, Fultz, Wagner brothers, they probably paid 100 million plus for these dudes to rehab.

MoooonRiverrrr

23 | 5 hours ago

2017 NBA draft

Markelle Fultz

Lonzo Ball

Jayson Tatum

Josh Jackson

NonchalantGhoul

-8 | 3 hours ago

Might be the worst draft class…

420blz | Vancouver Grizzlies

14 | 3 hours ago

Anthony Bennett

Victor Oladipo

Otto Porter Jr

Cody Zeller

Alex Len

Oceanbreeze871 | Celtics

8 | 6 hours ago

Yup. Same draft as Tatum.

Away_Ad2468 | Lakers

1 | 5 hours ago

I too had a heart attack reading that, not because I’m old, that’s not why tho

CoulibalyMVP | Wizards

-2 | 5 hours ago

holy unc 😭

Murky_Foundation_911

-16 | 7 hours ago

Tell us ur ancient without telling us ur ancient

nicklovin508 | Celtics

50 | 7 hours ago

What do you do with all the extra time you have by typing ur instead of you’re??

Ecstatic_Jicama_6987 | Rockets

13 | 7 hours ago

Bang ur mom

lalakingmalibog | Mavericks

1 | 5 hours ago

got eem

cl353 | Heat

1 | 7 hours ago

think of all the extra time u could have if u didnt care enough to comment

nicklovin508 | Celtics

8 | 7 hours ago

I don’t want to waste time thinking about it though

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

-4 | 7 hours ago

Yes this is a much better use of ur time.

cl353 | Heat

-11 | 7 hours ago

yes clearly u r very economical with ur time

caring if someone uses ur vs you’re is highly productive

WembyFinalsMVP2027

10 | 7 hours ago

bruh he’s only bantering with someone who was bantering with him lmao it’s not that deep

NigelSexMachine | Rockets

195 | 7 hours ago

Where’s Okafor

legend023 | Pelicans

149 | 7 hours ago

He’s putting up 16/8/3 in Japan.

MustardYoba

78 | 7 hours ago

I forgot about Jahlil and for a moment thought you meant old man Emeka was still playing.

grandmasterfunk | Rockets

14 | 4 hours ago

Emeka’s a correspondent for CBS’s college coverage now. He did have that crazy comeback after not playing for four seasons though.

Nothingtocontribute | Lakers

38 | 7 hours ago

Can’t roll out of bed into a double double if hes sleeping on a tatami mat

DoobieGibson

6 | 7 hours ago

tek de plej

Six2L8

4 | 7 hours ago

Futon are comfy as shit, wdym?

jimbobdonut

6 | 6 hours ago

Anthony Bennett is still playing basketball somewhere. Turkey?

supes1 | Celtics

4 | 6 hours ago

Philippines last I saw.

Broad_Eye_5027 | Raptors

3 | 2 hours ago

That actually sounds like an amazing life

Get paid millions, eat great food, high quality of life and safety, decent weather, great night life. Plus you know being tall and black in Shibuya is always good.

kryovortex

2 | an hour ago

Well he’s in Hokkaido

coolmike67 | Huskies

16 | 7 hours ago

Might as well bring back Anthony Bennett while we are at it

OKC2023champs | Thunder

31 | 7 hours ago

Buddy hield is older than Anthony Bennett

lebryjamy | Lakers

22 | 7 hours ago

Andrew Bynum and Steph Curry are the same age

OKC2023champs | Thunder

9 | 7 hours ago

Andre Drummond is younger than buddy Hield , Steven Adams etc

ukbeasts | Rockets

6 | 6 hours ago

Brandon Roy is the same age as LeBron

SecondHandFood | 76ers

2 | 3 hours ago

John Cena is the same age as the brother on the Hannah Montana show

CharmingJuice8304

10 | 5 hours ago

Who would you rather have in 8 years, Okafor or Jokic?

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

3 | 4 hours ago

Double double IN HIS SLEEP!

jdd32

5 | 6 hours ago

Okafor probably had the most disappointing career of a top pick who at some point had enough hype to warrant a tanking phrase/jingle/chant on /r/NBA

I still remember “choke a whore for Okafor”

The OG, as far as I can remember, was “Tank for Wiggins!”

“Fade for Cade” was my personal favorite over the years.

candry_shop | Suns

8 | 6 hours ago

Riggin’ for Wiggins

Positive_Parking_954

4 | 5 hours ago

I remember the NFL having “suck for Luck”

thewildlopez22 | Pistons

2 | 5 hours ago

I’m also a fan of fade for Cade for completely unbiased reasons

BoneDollars | Spurs

1 | 7 hours ago

Where’s Ja(h)??

welmoe | Lakers

3 | 7 hours ago

GOT MONEY!

AprilsMostAmazing | Raptors

1 | 6 hours ago

MB2 please

Minute_Elephant_3218

133 | 7 hours ago

Holy fuck this is his 9th season??!

Kevinar | Knicks

10 | 2 hours ago

That can’t be right, 2017 was only - ….oh no

masontopss

98 | 7 hours ago

If anyone is referred to as a “former first rounder” you know they are turbo dogshit

TheMixedHerb

29 | 6 hours ago

turbo 😭

UnfairAnything | Vancouver Grizzlies

1 | 22 minutes ago

chill 😭😭

SpicyAnal | Celtics

95 | 7 hours ago

I was this dudes biggest believer and was devastated when we traded back to 3. Whoops

PineJ

19 | 5 hours ago

I’m a huge believer in that the Celtics just develop studs no matter who they pick. Could be a totally different outcome tbh.

Mosh00Rider | Suns

9 | 3 hours ago

I mean someone said he got thoracic outlet syndrome. I feel like it would have ended the same way no matter what unfortunately. No fault on Fultz tbh

maiL_spelled_bckwrds | 76ers

0 | 5 hours ago

you are not fooling me

MembershipSingle7137

15 | 7 hours ago

Thank god it worked out

maiL_spelled_bckwrds | 76ers

8 | 5 hours ago

I wish you ran the team

Spare-Researcher3342 | Celtics

1 | 3 hours ago

I had a mini crash out when we traded the pick cause I was all in on Fultz AND word at the time was Danny was obsessed with Josh Jackson. Thank god things worked out like they did for us

Puzzled-Ad1564

42 | 7 hours ago

The final piece of the process!

axecalibur | CHI

7 | 6 hours ago

You laugh, but even with his shoulder and nerve issues he’s probably one of the best Raptor 3 point shooters because everyone else is complete dogshit.

Dammit81 | Tampa Bay Raptors

36 | 7 hours ago

Markelle’s gonna be working a double shift on his first day! The Raptors 905 just wrapped up a G League game in Utah this afternoon, while the Raptors play in Utah tonight and Immanuel Quickley is out with plantar fasciitist

crimsonconnect | Knicks

24 | 7 hours ago

The Return

thewrongnotes | Magic

22 | 7 hours ago

The Raptors are very similar to 23-24 Magic.

Wing driven defensive hustle team, get most of their wins against bad teams, can’t shoot, and now they have Fultz on the bench.

Wouldn’t be surprised if they took Cavs to 7 games if they can stay in 5th seed.

mommathecat | Raptors

4 | 6 hours ago

I’ll be shocked if we win more than one game in the first round. Our half-court offence is cratering, pretty painful to watch lately particularly late game.

JeahNotSlice | TOR

1 | an hour ago

100% I read a Ziller piece this morning that referenced the Sun’s win against a “very good raps team” and was surprised.

PunningLynguist

3 | 7 hours ago

Alternate timeline Magic as the Raps would win against the Cavs

packim0p | 76ers

24 | 7 hours ago

dont text or call

Ysltah

16 | 7 hours ago

What a rollercoaster of a career man

Ven0m889 | 76ers

27 | 7 hours ago

Rollercoaster that only goes downward

uncleoptimus

4 | 4 hours ago

Someone posted Fultz’s games played each season and it’s a legit roller coaster:

14, 19, 72, 8, 18, 60, 43, 21

That steeeep drop from season 3 to 4 might actually be illegal for a real roller coaster lol

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

So the only way is up??

FERFreak731 | Jazz

13 | 7 hours ago

I didn’t have the battle of Markelle Fultz vs Kennedy Chandler happening this season on my bingo card

FirstTimeLongThyme

9 | 7 hours ago

In his 9th season. Fuckkkkkk I’m old.

Jkru3 | BKN

9 | 7 hours ago

9 YEARS WTF

NotRandom8

7 | 7 hours ago

Had a 17 and 7 game on Saturday, so good to see him get a shot.

The-Pharcyde | Raptors

6 | 7 hours ago

We got our guy. League fucked!

Famous-Advisor7346

5 | 6 hours ago

Now we have a #1,2,3 and 4 pick on our team

Professional_Exam_61 | 76ers

5 | 6 hours ago

9 years wtf

Mcilwain22

3 | 7 hours ago

F2G

Novasauce9

3 | 5 hours ago

Respect to Fultz for still grinding after all the medical issues

SharpEdgeBets

3 | 5 hours ago

man i really hope he can carve out a role somewhere. that jumper never came back the same way but he always had the feel for the game. the fact that hes grinding it out in the G league at this point says a lot about his character

Playful-Variation908 | Magic

3 | 3 hours ago

Let’s go kelle!!! Super proud of you

Playful-Variation908 | Magic

3 | 3 hours ago

Dude is nice as Hell, his jumper is broken and that’s a major issue

If only he had a slightly below average jumper he’d be a starter for a mid team or a key rotation player for a contender

WayAdministrative679 | Minneapolis Lakers

2 | 7 hours ago

The return

kungfoop | Lakers

0 | 7 hours ago

A year and a half ago I said he was a bust and got down voted to hell. So glad I was wrong about this one

th1sd3ka1ntfr33 | Pelicans

2 | 5 hours ago

I pray for Markelle cuz they fucked up his shot 🙏

NowahB | LAL

2 | 5 hours ago

Does that say ninth?

heat_fan_ | Raptors

1 | 7 hours ago

Maybe he can help the Raptors

blueseeka | Raptors

1 | 5 hours ago

Shaed has struggled lately. I wonder if there will be a competition for the backup point guard

denverblazer | Trail Blazers

1 | 5 hours ago

Perennial Who he play for trophy winner..

MissKorea1997 | Raptors

1 | 4 hours ago

We have the trifecta of three 1st overall greats - Bargain, Bennett, and Fultz! Let’s ignore that bust Olajuwon

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

Just needs one more for the veteran’s thingy right?

NonchalantGhoul

1 | 3 hours ago

How is he still getting chances?

Urban_Introvert | Knicks

1 | 2 hours ago

Tf happen to this guy? Not that his career ever went anywhere.

rimmedout | Supersonics

1 | 2 hours ago

2028 Sonics, Shaun Livingston/Andre Miller type role player

moutonbleu

1 | 42 minutes ago

Don’t feel bad for this dude, he’s rich as hell

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0 | 7 hours ago

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OsmosisJonesFanClub | Lakers

2 | 7 hours ago

I mean Florida is known for their oranges

Agreeable_Cattle_691 | Mavericks

0 | 7 hours ago

dude hasnt even been good in the G league

[Charania] Former No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz is signing a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors, Raymond Brothers of I Am Sports & Entertainment tells ESPN. Fultz joins Toronto for his ninth NBA season after spending time with the Raptors 905 G League team.