Before Fultz returned to the Sixers lineup, the bench posted a net-rating of -2.8. Since his return the Sixers have a net-rating of 12.5 - far and away the best in the NBA 
He's played 80% of these minutes. For reference, the Houston Rockets team(not bench, the whole squad) led the NBA in net-rating at 8.5
The Sixers definitely made other acquisitions that have helped the bench in Belinelli and Ilyasova, but Fultz is what really changed things. In the time span from the Belinelli signing to Fultz's return the bench was still just a -1.8, only -1.5 if you start at the Ilyasova signing.
Fultz per-36 since his return: 15.4ppg, 9.3apg, 6.9rpg, 2spg, 2.2topg, 4.23 A:TO :ttpblessed:
Fultz's ability to defend, force turnovers, push in transition, get to the rim, collapse defenses, create his own shots, and distribute has been exactly what this team was missing when Embiid and Simmons leave the court
What Fultz is bringing to the second unit is the finishing touches to get this team out of the East as the starting 5 of Simmons, Redikk, Covington, Saric, and Embiid is the second best starting 5 of the past decade(data only goes back 1 decade) by net-rating with only last year's Warriors being better.
How their lack of playoff experience and how teams game plan against Fultz moving forward will be important to watch, but until then just Trust The Process brehs
Haters wya
He's played 80% of these minutes. For reference, the Houston Rockets team(not bench, the whole squad) led the NBA in net-rating at 8.5
The Sixers definitely made other acquisitions that have helped the bench in Belinelli and Ilyasova, but Fultz is what really changed things. In the time span from the Belinelli signing to Fultz's return the bench was still just a -1.8, only -1.5 if you start at the Ilyasova signing.
Fultz per-36 since his return: 15.4ppg, 9.3apg, 6.9rpg, 2spg, 2.2topg, 4.23 A:TO :ttpblessed:
Fultz's ability to defend, force turnovers, push in transition, get to the rim, collapse defenses, create his own shots, and distribute has been exactly what this team was missing when Embiid and Simmons leave the court
What Fultz is bringing to the second unit is the finishing touches to get this team out of the East as the starting 5 of Simmons, Redikk, Covington, Saric, and Embiid is the second best starting 5 of the past decade(data only goes back 1 decade) by net-rating with only last year's Warriors being better.
How their lack of playoff experience and how teams game plan against Fultz moving forward will be important to watch, but until then just Trust The Process brehs
Haters wya
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