76ers Move Markelle Fultz To Bench Role

The Philadelphia 76ers will bring Markelle Fultz off the bench in Jimmy Butler's first game with the team.

Brett Brown will start Butler alongside Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, J.J. Redick and Wilson Chandler.

"He's great," Brown said of Fultz. "He's great. He understands, and we can't say this enough, [Sixers general manager Elton Brand] said this ... He's got so many people in this program that genuinely care for him. He's one of the team favorites. Just look at how they responded.

"Everybody wants Markelle Fultz to do well. We understand he's 20 years old and has come in with a tremendous amount of expectations. We all get it. But I feel Markelle Fultz has been surrounded by insulation and friends and team family, and my judgment is he's fine with it.

"He's done nothing wrong. He's done nothing wrong."