Projected No. 1 Pick Markelle Fultz to Work Out for Sixers Saturday

Updated: 2:17 p.m.

A day after reports surfaced that the Sixers could trade up for the No. 1 pick, projected top pick Markelle Fultz will work out for the Sixers Saturday.

The Sixers concluded a workout with Kentucky guard De'Aaron Fox this afternoon and are now having the projected No. 1 pick come into their practice facility.

The Sixers and Celtics are in serious and deep trade talks involving Boston's No. 1 overall pick, according to reports on Friday by ESPN and The Vertical.

According to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski, Fultz's visit is to "clear (the) way toward finalizing a deal" for the No. 1 pick. He also added that the trade centers around the No. 3, the Lakers' unprotected pick in 2018, "and possibly 2021 1st -- including complicated protections."

Fultz, a high-scoring combo guard out of Washington, has been the presumed No. 1 pick for most of the college basketball season and into the offseason. The 19-year-old measures in at 6-foot-4 with a 7-foot wingspan. In his lone season with the Huskies, Fultz averaged 23.2 points (47.6 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from three), 5.9 assists and 5.7 rebounds. 

Copyright CSNPhily
Contact Us