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Markelle Fultz starts in Sixers’ preseason debut over JJ Redick, starts off strong

There will be no shortage of opportunity for Markelle Fultz to prove himself, and it all started on Friday night.

Fultz was inserted into the 76ers starting lineup, replacing JJ Redick, in the teams' preseason opener against Melbourne United at the Wells Fargo Center.

"I want to se what we have, I want to see it," coach Brett Brown said before the game. "We want to see him grow with Ben [Simmons] and Joel [Embiid] and I want to try this early and see what it looks like."

After a disappointing rookie campaign in which Fultz missed 68 consecutive games before returning at the end of the season, the Sixers are hoping that the 2017 No.