Jimmy Butler says Markelle Fultz’s shooting woes are ‘mental’
By ADAM ZAGORIA After being introduced as a
By ADAM ZAGORIA After being introduced as a
By JACOB POLACHECK The Philadelphia 76ers announced the
Kevin Boyle has coached Ben Simmons and coached against Markelle Fultz — and he believes the two players would complement each other well on the rebuilding Philadelphia 76ers.
“I think that would be a be a good fit for Ben to get somebody who can really make shots,” Boyle, the legendary Montverde (FL) Academy coach, said Friday evening by phone.
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are engaged in trade talks that would send the No. 1 pick (Fultz) to the Sixers in exchange for a combination of picks, presumably including the No. 3 pick this year. That would give the Sixers back-to-back No. 1 picks in Simmons and Fultz, neither of whom made the NCAA tournament in college.
“My understanding was the Sixers were going to play [the 6-foot-10 Simmons] at point,” Boyle said. “I don’t know what they’re thinking there, if that would change their mind or not.
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are
Markelle Fultz, the 6-foot-4 point guard from
