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Confident Markelle Fultz scores 14 for Sixers to open preseason

After a strong preseason debut, 2017 No. 1 overall draft pick Markelle Fultz said he feels confident and healthy heading into his second NBA season.

"Physically I feel great, and mentally I feel great," Fultz said in an interview with NBA TV after the Philadelphia 76ers' win over Melbourne United in their preseason opener. "I put in a lot of hours this summer to get up reps of going through a whole bunch of different situations. So coming in I feel perfectly fine, I'm confident. I feel great coming in, and I'm just looking forward to building each and every day.