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.

The Sacramento Kings and former No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz have agreed to a contract for the rest of the season, the Kings announced Wednesday night.

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.

Markelle Fultz, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, has signed with the Sacramento Kings, his agent Raymond Brothers confirmed via text. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania.

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 is coming off a year where he appeared in 43 games for the Orlando Magic. He finished the season with averages of 7.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2

Fultz has been assigned to the Stockton Kings of the G League on Saturday, Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 Sacramento reports.