Markelle Fultz working out for the Kings? It seemed too good to be true.
Because it probably is.
James Ham of NBC Sports California:
Sources: Markelle Fultz will not work out for the Kings this weekend. Possibility for a visit to Sacramento between now and Draft night.
— James Ham (@James_HamNBA) June 9, 2017
Jason Jones of The Sacramento Bee:
I'm told my multiple sources Markelle Fultz will not visit the Kings on Sunday. A visit is possible, but it's not this weekend.
— Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) June 9, 2017
The Kings weren’t getting Fultz, anyway. He’s likely to go No. 1, and Sacramento – even with the Nos. 5 and 10 picks – lacks the assets to trade up that high.
But the Kings have more modest goals, like convincing people around the league that Sacramento isn’t “basketball hell.” A visit from the draft’s top prospect this weekend would have helped.
The Kings will have to find other ways, potentially including flying out Fultz at a different time. But, considering another report said he’d work out for only the Celtics, that seems unlikely.