Free agent guard Markelle Fultz has agreed to a deal with the Sacramento Kings, his agent and attorney, Raymond Brothers of I AM Sports & Entertainment, told ESPN on Wednesday night.
The Kings have searched for a point guard since the trade-deadline departure of De’Aaron Fox, and now land a deal with Fultz, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft to the Philadelphia 76ers. After rehabbing from injury in the offseason, Fultz generated interest from multiple teams in recent months and narrowed to a couple of finalists before reaching agreement with the Kings.
Fultz is now healthy and ready to play, Brothers said.
Fultz, 26, spent the past 5 1/2 seasons with the Orlando Magic, serving as the starting point guard in two of those seasons. In 2023-24, Fultz had his best, most well-rounded campaign, averaging 13.9 points, 5.7 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 29.6 minutes per game — all career-highs.
Fultz had an injury-riddled season last year, appearing in only 43 games.
The Kings are winners of three games in a row, and have gone 15-8 since firing Mike Brown and making Doug Christie the interim head coach. Sacramento has played Malik Monk as its primary point guard since the trade of Fox, utilizing him at his position growing up around scorers in DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.
Source: espn.com