After nobody picked him up as a free agent following last season with the Orlando Magic, Fultz has been signed by the Sacramento Kings, who will look to the former No. 1 overall pick to help fill some of the point guard void left behind by the trade of De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs.

While his teammates and peers around the league were kicking up their feet on a warm beach or visiting loved ones back home over the 2025 NBA All-Star break, new Kings guard Markelle Fultz was putting in the work in Sacramento.

The Sacramento Kings had a De'Aaron Fox-sized hole on their depth chart. Their solution: Markelle Fultz. The former No. 1 overall pick has agreed to a deal in Sacramento, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Sacramento Kings had a De'Aaron Fox-sized hole on their depth chart. Their solution: Markelle Fultz. The former No. 1 overall pick has agreed to a deal in Sacramento, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Sacramento Kings announced on Wednesday night they signed free agent guard Markelle Fultz for the remainder of the 2024-25 NBA season.

Sacramento Kings guard Markelle Fultz made his debut in Friday’s 132-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors. After Fultz signed with the Kings on February 12, fans reacted to his debut on social media throughout the night.

When the Sacramento Kings signed free agent Markelle Fultz, it was seen as a low-risk signing to bolster the point guard and end-of-the-bench depth, but three games into his Sacramento tenure, Fultz is already showing how important the signing was for the Kings.

Now back with the parent club, he'll be available for the Kings' next game against the Hornets on Monday. Fultz signed with Sacramento prior to the All-Star break and made his Kings debut in Friday's 132-108 loss to the Warriors,

Markelle Fultz fills a positional need for the Sacramento Kings, but finding minutes for him may be difficult for Doug Christie and the coaching staff.

Markelle Fultz made his NBA return when he signed a deal with the Sacramento Kings. Fultz had been a free agent for the first half of the 2024-25 season. On Thursday, Zach LaVine spoke about Fultz. LaVine (h/t Brenden Nunes of Sactown Sports 1140): "I've known Markelle since he was

Former Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz signed with the Sacramento Kings late Wednesday night, and many of his former teammates chimed in to celebrate.