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Sixers: 5 Reasons why Markelle Fultz should stay in the starting lineup

Markelle Fultz is who he is, and there is nothing anyone can do about it. He has sat out for most of last season, and he spent the summer working with shooting guru Drew Hanlen. Head coach Brett Brown has been incorporating ways to build his confidence, most notably inserting Fultz into the starting lineup and then bringing him along slowly after the first five minutes of the second half.

On Tuesday Brown went with the more seasoned TJ McConnell in the second half against the Celtics instead of sticking to his initial plan.