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Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz during the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz during the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)Winslow Townson/Associated Press

No. 1 Overall Draft Pick Markelle Fultz to Start Season on Bench for 76ers

Tyler Conway
Oct 15, 2017

Markelle Fultz will begin his rookie season on the bench. Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown told reporters the team plans on using the 2017 No. 1 overall draft pickย with the second unit, citing his lack of work in the preseason.

Fultz, 19, has been dealing with right knee soreness. He sat out the Sixers' final two games of the preseason and also missed another with shoulder soreness.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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NBA Offseason's Most Underrated Moves ๐Ÿคซ