Markelle Fultz will not play in the upcoming NBA summer league.
That doesn't mean he won't be working on his game. The Sixers guard has been training with Drew Hanlen in Los Angeles (see story). Hanlen recently said on the Talking Schmidt Podcast:
We've been working hard everyday, working on rewiring his body and getting kind of a smooth stroke back in his shot. We're way ahead of pace where I thought we were gonna be. I thought it was gonna take me at least six weeks before we had kind of a serviceable jump shot. We already started to shoot with a jump in Week 2.
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The Sixers are following a formal plan for Fultz's offseason training and have been in frequent contact with the 2017 No. 1 pick. The team does not feel Fultz's offseason development will be defined by summer league participation, which begins July 6 in Las Vegas.
Fultz showed off his handles this week on social media (see story).
Fultz, who suffered a right shoulder injury, missed 68 games this past season. He averaged 7.1 points, 3.8 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 14 regular season games.
The Sixers will begin their summer league minicamp Sunday.