If Fultz doesn't want to head back into the city right after practice, there are also two Chick-fil-A locations in Cherry Hill, N.J., just down Routes 38 and 70 from the Sixers practice facility in Camden. Fultz could have wound up in Boston, had the Celtics held on to that No. 1 pick instead of sending it to the 76ers for the No. 3 pick and another first-rounder in the next two years. Now, Philadelphia has a tremendous core in place and legitimate hopes that in the near future, they'll get to raise a banner for the first time since 1983.
Fultz, wearing orange sneakers made of basketballs at the Barclays Center, is a natural talent on the court that moves with fluidity and ease, and his abilities and tendencies have been dissected heavily heading into Thursday's draft.
A dependable scorer and hard-nosed defender, Butler gives Thibodeau an intriguing complement to the Wolves' young stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins. He's not as NBA-ready as some other first rounders, but he has tremendous upside.
Tatum will debut the same day as Fultz against No. 2 pick Lonzo Ball and the Los Angeles Lakers in a 5:30 p.m. game at the T&M that will be televised on ESPN. Nine of the first 10 selections played one season of college ball.
"It is a great opportunity", Fultz said. "Just all the hard work I put into this".
Thibodeau has enough young players in Minnesota and wanted a veteran like he had during his successful run coaching the Bulls. With the 16th pick, the T-Wolves selected Creighton center Justin Patton.
The 6-foot-8, 207-pound forward averaged 16.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in his lone season with the Jayhawks.
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Suns GM Ryan McDonough's comments at Jackson's introductory press conference lend some credence to the theory that the canceled workout was part of Phoenix's plan to keep the Celtics from selecting Jackson and leave him for the Suns at No. 4.
Outsiders might find it premature for fans to be so gaga over a club that won 28 games last season and just 75 combined over the previous four seasons.
For No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick Markelle Fultz, that involved Chick-fil-A.
"We played by the rules - I guess", McDonough said to some laughter in the room. "Sometimes I'll be on the ball, sometimes I'll be off". 1 pick, it appeared likely that Fultz was going to the Boston Celtics.
Fox ended up in the same state as Ball, who he outplayed when Kentucky ousted UCLA in the NCAA Tournament. But basically, the Bulls had a top-14 player in the National Basketball Association and received very little in return for him, even though he wasn't a rental and doesn't have a salary as high as many other max contract superstars. "He's the best player coming out of the draft, hands down, period!" said Gary King of North Philadelphia.
The second No. 1 pick actually signed with his team and played... in 17 games.
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