For the Philadelphia 76ers in the summer of 2017, drafting Markelle Fultz was the easy choice. He put up great numbers at Washington, could score from all three levels, and resembled exactly what the Sixers’ offense missed at the time. But the team ignored his shoulder problem before the draft, which shows both the NBA and the franchise’s owners led the team to draft Fultz, which was the easy but wrong choice.
The Boston Celtics knew about Markelle Fultz’s injury before the draft, according to The Athletic.
Fultz was an effective shooter from the college 3-point line, but needed to increase his shooting power to handle moving back to the NBA 3-point line.