MARKELLE FULTZ NEWS

Magic Moment: Orlando wins lottery, lands No. 1 pick

The Orlando Magic won the NBA draft lottery and landed the No. 1 overall pick for the first time since they got Dwight Howard nearly two decades ago

MAY 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Magic's Markelle Fultz finished season healthy, comfortable with new teammates Entering the 2021-22 season, the Orlando Magic had two priorities when it came to Markelle Fultz, both of which were going to take time and...

APRIL 25, 2022 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Coach Mosley: Young, rebuilding Magic have promising future

The Orlando Magic finished another losing NBA season singing a familiar refrain

APRIL 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dishes out 15 dimes Fultz produced 10 points (5-12 FG, 0-3 3Pt), two rebounds, 15 assists and one steal in 29 minutes during Sunday's 125-111 victory over the Heat.

Impact Fultz didn't have his best scoring performance, but he excelled as a distributor and finished with a season-high mark in assists. He missed most of the season while rehabbing from a knee injury and played in only 18 games (three starts). He averaged 10.8 points and 5.5 assists per contest, but he figures to have a bigger role next season if he stays healthy.

APRIL 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

A 2021-22 Season Analysis of Markelle Fultz ' Orlando Magic Facilitating Most considered Markelle Fultz a score-first point guard when he was a freshman at the University of Washington. That was a mor...

APRIL 11, 2022 • NBA.COM

Magic's Jalen Suggs, Markelle Fultz getting opportunity to share the floor with one another Before his return in the Orlando Magic’ s 120-115 Tuesday home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, there were days when Jalen Suggs worried he...

APRIL 6, 2022 • TWINCITIES.COM

Magic: Jalen Suggs reacts to starting next to Markelle Fultz Jalen Suggs returned after a 10-game absence, and helped the Magic defeat the Cavaliers.

APRIL 6, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

Magic break 6-game losing streak, beat Cavaliers 120-115

Mo Bamba had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Ignas Brazdeikis scored 20 off the bench and the Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-115 to stop a six-game losing streak

APRIL 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Markelle Fultz Starts, Jalen Suggs Returns in Magic's Victory Over Cavs ' Orlando Magic The Lead Markelle Fultz, making his first start of the season, posted 16 points, two rebounds and six assists, Mo Bamba recorded 21 points a...

APRIL 6, 2022 • NBA.COM

Magic rookies return, Markelle Fultz steps into starting lineup in win over Cavaliers The Orlando Magic had their rookies back on the floor and had a significant lineup change that helped them secure a 120-115 win over the Cle...

APRIL 6, 2022 • DENVERPOST.COM

Starting Tuesday Fultz will start Tuesday's contest against the Cavaliers, Dan Savage of the Magic's official site reports.

Impact Fultz will draw his first start of the season with Cole Anthony (toe) sidelined. While the fifth-year point guard will operate as a starter, it's likely Orlando still keeps a close eye on his minutes, as they've been limiting him to around 20 minutes since he returned from a torn ACL at the end of February. Regardless, Fultz has still been productive and appears to be hitting his stride, as he's scored in double figures in five consecutive contests. During that stretch, he's averaged 13.8 points, 5.4 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 20.4 minutes.

APRIL 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Scores 11 with six dimes Fultz notched 11 points (4-8 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 2-3 FT), three rebounds and six assists in 22 minutes during Sunday's 118-88 loss to the Knicks.

Impact While Cole Anthony (toe) exited the game early on and did not return, the Magic continue to be very careful with Fultz's workload since he returned from a torn ACL. In fact, his 22 minutes Sunday marked a new season high, as he's typically been capped in the 18-to-21-minute range. With only three games remaining, don't expect anything to change for Fultz, workload-wise. At this point, his focus is squarely on him beginning the 2022-23 campaign at full strength.

APRIL 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Season-best performance Fultz produced 19 points (7-14 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 5-6 FT), three rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and three steals across 21 minutes during Wednesday's 127-110 loss to the Wizards.

Impact Fultz supplied a season-high 19 points, supplementing his scoring with strong facilitating and racking up multiple steals for the third straight game. Although 12 Magic players received double-digit minutes, Fultz trailed only Franz Wagner in scoring and shots taken. Fultz will look to carry his momentum into Friday's contest against the Raptors.

MARCH 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Franz Wagner, Markelle Fultz Have Strong Performances Despite Loss to Wizards ' Orlando Magic The Lead Franz Wagner posted 28 points and Markelle Fultz stuffed the stat sheet with a season-high 19 points, three rebounds, seven assists...

MARCH 31, 2022 • NBA.COM

Warriors fall to Magic 94-90; Suns clinch 1st in Pacific

Franz Wagner made three free throws with 12.2 seconds remaining and dunked on an inbounds play for the final points, leading the Orlando Magic to a 94-90 win over the Golden State...

MARCH 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Playing Tuesday, sitting Wednesday Fultz will play in Tuesday's game against Golden State, but he'll be held out of Wednesday night's matchup against the Thunder, Dan Savage of OrlandoMagic.com reports.

Impact Fultz recently returned from a torn ACL, so the Magic will continue to exercise caution with his workload as they play out the string on another rebuilding season. Through nine appearances off the bench, Fultz is averaging 8.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 0.8 steals in 18.0 minutes per contest.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Carter, Magic hand Thunder 9th straight loss, 90-85

Wendell Carter Jr. scored 10 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and the Orlando Magic handed the Oklahoma City Thunder their ninth straight loss with a 90-85 victory Sunday nig...

MARCH 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Markelle Fultz Earns 2021-22 Rich & Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award ' Orlando Magic ORLANDO - It’s just simply in Markelle Fultz’s nature to assist. On the court, he’s always looking for his teammates, which is why since ret...

MARCH 20, 2022 • NBA.COM

Embiid's 35 points, 16 rebounds lead 76ers over Magic in OT

Joel Embiid had 35 points and 16 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers kept rallying, finally beating the Orlando Magic 116-114 in overtime

MARCH 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gives lift to second unit Fultz finished with 14 points (4-8 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 5-6 FT), seven assists, three rebounds and one steal across 18 minutes Friday in the Magic's 118-110 win over the Timberwolves.

Impact Fultz took a little longer than expected to return to action after tearing his ACL on Jan. 6, 2021 and undergoing surgery soon thereafter, but the 23-year-old has looked excellent in his first five games with Orlando. He's getting good usage off the bench and is shooting 53.8 percent from the field while averaging 10.4 points, 4.4 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 steals. However, Fultz has played between 15 and 20 minutes in each of those contests, and the Magic seemingly have no motivation to expand his role while starting guards Cole Anthony and Jalen Suggs are seemingly higher priorities when it comes to player development.

MARCH 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Magic rally, end Timberwolves' winning streak at 6 games

Mo Bamba scored 27 points, Markelle Fultz and Mo Wagner did most of Orlando’s scoring in a big second-half rally and the Magic beat Minnesota 118-110 on Friday night to end the Tim...

MARCH 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Magic's Markelle Fultz taking playing restrictions in stride; Jalen Suggs returns in win over Pelicans Just as the momentum was shifting in the Orlando Magic’ s favor in their 102-99 Tuesday loss to the Phoenix Suns, Markelle Fultz’ s time had...

MARCH 10, 2022 • TWINCITIES.COM

Well-rounded line off bench Fultz played 17 minutes off the bench in Tuesday's 102-99 loss to the Suns, finishing with 11 points (5-10 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 1-2 FT), four assists, three rebounds and one steal. He's sc...

Impact Fultz has received between 15 and 20 minutes in each of his four games following a return from a 14-month recovery from a torn ACL, and he's generally looked good in all of those appearances. With averages of 9.5 points, 3.8 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 0.5 steals on 54.8 percent shooting from the field, Fultz should be viewed as more of a deep-league asset, though he'll draw more intrigue in shallower formats if Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley is willing to extend him more minutes. Fultz will likely continue to sit out one half of the Magic's back-to-back sets for the remainder of the season, however.

MARCH 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bridges' blocked shot saves Suns in 102-99 win over Magic

DeAndre Ayton and Landry Shamet scored 21 points each and Mikal Bridges blocked a potential tying 3-pointer in the final seconds to help the Phoenix Suns hold off the Orlando Magic...

MARCH 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Will play Tuesday, sit Wednesday Fultz will play in Tuesday's game against the Suns before resting Wednesday at New Orleans, Khobi Price of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Impact The Magic will continue to exercise caution with the guard, who recently made his return from a torn ACL that sidelined him for nearly 14 months. For the most part, Fultz has looked good through his first three appearances, totaling 27 points, seven rebounds, 11 assists, a steal and a block in 50 combined minutes. Look for the 2017 No. 1 overall pick to play roughly 20 minutes off the bench Tuesday before sitting the back-end of the back-to-back set. Following Wednesday's game, Fultz should return to action Friday against Minnesota.

MARCH 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE