5 ways Philadelphia 76ers Markelle Fultz impacts Boston series

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Impact II – Push Celtics into foul trouble

Markelle Fultz is just fast and twitchy enough to pull fouls as he drives to the basket. Against the Miami Heat he was too late and too few to make much of a difference. But if he gets another shot against the Boston Celtics, that resets the entire table. After all, Fultz is still one of the best, if not overly raw, talents in the NBA from 2017. While the debate of whether or not the Philadelphia 76ers misfired on drafting him rages on, he has a chance to even the score in this series.

In short, he’s motivated.

While some players need a lot of lead in time to build momentum, the beauty of Markelle Fultz is the ability to kick into overdrive instantly. And it needn’t come in the form of taking over the game by scoring. He has so many areas of the basketball game where he can help out. But one area that gets no attention is drawing fouls.

Drawing fouls has not been Fultz’s forte as of yet. But he possesses all the raw ingredients needed. He is twitchy fast. He can accelerate from a dead stop at the basket. And most of all, he can beat his man. Boston wants to be physical in this series. But the 76ers can use that to their advantage. Forcing Boston to play grabby hands in front of the ref could be a huge boost to the 76ers in the series.