There are a lot of things to be excited about in Philadelphia this season.
Markelle Fultz's new free throw form, however, is not one of them. The No. 1 overall pick has been tinkering with his form at the line, which we found out from some footage of the 76ers' scrimmage.
It doesn't appear he has found any answers yet, as he shot his first free throws of the preseason on Monday night against the Celtics, and, well, it wasn't pretty.
Biggest problem with Fultz free throw is that he starts it at shoulder height. Needs to start at waist level for rhythm and POWER pic.twitter.com/CExnUgao4r
— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) October 9, 2017
Yikes. Fultz kind of spins the ball up in front of his face, pauses for a second, then pushes it forward without much confidence.
For comparison, here is a look at a free throw from his college days at Washington. Note how much smoother and like a regular shot his form looks here.
Here was Fultz’ form last year, which, I mean, there’s a hitch, but it’s not a sandbox of nightmares like the new one. pic.twitter.com/IuzTXWgH5e
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) October 10, 2017
Fultz is incredibly talented, and should still have a pretty good regular season, but still, you never want to see the No. 1 pick shooting free throws like he's never played basketball before with just a week until the season starts.
