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Minnesota Timberwolves: Pros/cons to Timberwolves drafting Markelle Fultz

By Brian Sampson

Dec 11, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) calls a play against the Nevada Wolf Pack during the second half at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Nevada defeated Washington, 87-85. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) calls a play against the Nevada Wolf Pack during the second half at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Nevada defeated Washington, 87-85. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 4, 2017; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) passes UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) during the second half at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. UCLA won 107-66. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 4, 2017; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) passes UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) during the second half at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. UCLA won 107-66. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports /

Markelle Fultz is a very intriguing prospect with lots of room to develop his game.

Markelle Fultz played one season at Washington and dazzled his teammates, fans and scouts alike.

If the Minnesota Timberwolves strike lottery gold on May 16, Fultz may very well be the player they draft.

He proved he could do just about everything by averaging 23.2 points, 5.9 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.6 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game.

Per Game Table
Season School MP FG% 3P% FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PTS
2016-17 Washington 35.7 .476 .413 .649 5.7 5.9 1.6 1.2 3.2 23.2
Career Washington 35.7 .476 .413 .649 5.7 5.9 1.6 1.2 3.2 23.2

Provided by CBB at Sports Reference: View Original Table

Those stats propelled him to the top of the Pac-12 leaderboard in many categories including assists per game (second), steals per game (fourth), points per game (first), and blocks per game (10th).

Although Washington-the team- struggled to a 9-22 record and finishing in 11th place in the conference, there is no telling how far they would have fallen if it weren’t for Fultz.

He dropped 30 or more points five times last season, including a career-high 37 points on January 18th against Colorado.

His play at Washington has been proof that he deserves to headline a draft class that projects to be one of the strongest in years and the Minnesota Timberwolves would be lucky to have him.

Here are some of the pros and cons of Markelle Fultz’ game in a Timberwolves uniform.