There is no shortage to the drama surrounding former first overall pick Markelle Fultz. Fultz is seeing multiple specialist this week to figure out what (if anything) is wrong with his shoulder. According (need a subscription to read the link) to Keith Pompey, the Philadelphia 76ers don’t have Fultz in their long term plans. While Fultz isn’t the Sixers long term plans, the team still needs a backup for Ben Simmons moving forward.
That’s where T.J. McConnell comes in and according to Adrian Wojnarowski, Philly appears to be keeping a tight grip on the veteran backup.