Markelle Fultz flashed some serious upside during his brief stint at Summer League, but that apparently isn’t enough to put him near the top of the betting odds for the Rookie of the Year race. Fultz currently sits in fifth, trailing a group of players who the scouting community seemed to agree did not have the same level of upside.
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Of course, having higher upside does not necessarily mean you’re the favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award. Fultz is going to split playmaking duties with fellow rookie Ben Simmons, and could quite easily be third in the pecking order behind Simmons and Joel Embiid.