Heading into his rookie campaign, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz has plenty of weight of expectations take up a prominent role with the team.
The 19-year-0ld has already made an alteration in his first shooting form during his free throws in hopes of seeing some drastic improvement from that area of his game. However, head coach Brett Brown doesn't quite feel comfortable with him making this subtle change.
Brett Brown reiterates he's not comfortable with where Markelle Fultz's jumper is, and that they're going to work to return to previous form
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) October 1, 2017
In Fultz' lone season at Washington, he hit just 65 percent of his attempts from the charity stripe despite hitting 41 percent from beyond the arc. It was one of the biggest areas that he needs to address coming into the league.
This has led to him taking the initiative over the offseason to make a slight alteration to his shooting form in order to help see a drastic improvement ahead of his rookie year.
Interesting how dramatically different Markelle Fultz's FT stroke looks here compared to @ UW (65%). Has lowered release point considerably. pic.twitter.com/6REIFX0qtR
— Mike Schmitz (@Mike_Schmitz) September 28, 2017
The decision to revert may be due to the fact that Brown didn't like that he lowered the release point of his shot. Either way, it's clear that the Sixers are going to make it one of the focal points heading into his rookie campaign where he will likely be part of the starting lineup in the backcourt alongside veteran guard J.J. Redick as one of the primary contributors and ball-handlers.
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