Markelle Fultz Quotes

I always think of myself as a point guard.

I'm a playmaker, and I'm going to score. At the end of the day, my job is to put the ball in the basket.

Even though I've been tagged as a scorer and a guy who shoots a lot, I'm a guy that makes the best plays that I possibly can.

I wasn't a point guard. I was a killer.

I've always been the point guard, always been the floor general out there, and it's helped me see things I didn't previously see on offense from a shooting guard standpoint.

Before I got big, I was playing point guard, so I'm kinda like a pass-first person. Some people tell me I should be more selfish, but that's not me.

In college, I got better at playing the 2, kind of got a feel for it coming off screens, found my rhythm. Before that I was a natural point guard.

I like having the ball in my hands and being able to make plays, but I think my shooting is an asset, too.

There's a lot of big guys who can play-make. We put labels like, 'Oh, he's a point guard, he's a center.' But sometimes your center can play-make for you and not just be the center, boxing out for rebounds and playing in the post.

I can bring a lot. I play both sides of the ball. I defend. I have an offensive game. I rebound the ball. I get steals a lot.

I know how easy it is to get assists. But you can't be a pass-first guy and get assists. You have to attack.

I think there are a lot of ways to play the PG position. Scoring first is a way that works for them and their teams. I personally like to watch PGs that like to work for others.

The point guard is the most important position on the court. They often have to be the best player, not by choice but because that's what the game demands as far as all the thinking you have to do and picking and choosing when to score or pass, things like that.

When I'm in the pick-and-roll, I'm looking to be a playmaker first and to score second. When I'm playing off the ball and I catch the ball, I'm looking to be a scorer first and a playmaker second.

When I was young, I never shot. I always wanted to dribble the ball in the goal.

I think the most important position in the league now is the point guard.

My whole life I played the point, so naturally I think as a point. Two guard, I get to score more... During the game, I like to mix it up.

I feel great in pick-and-roll.

I can shoot the basketball, I can get to the basket.

I don't really classify myself as a scorer. I'm a ballplayer; I'm a playmaker. I like to set people up and make the game easy for everybody.

All teams need good shooters. You can never have enough shooting.

A lot of people just think I'm a big man, but I'm a basketball player. I am able to do everything that a basketball player can do - from playmaking and scoring to just passing the ball and just being a leader and post presence.

I think I'm a good offensive player, good defensive player. I do it on both ends of the floor.

I am very confident in my game, whether I'm shooting, driving or creating for my teammates.

I want to be one of those point guards who knock down shots you have to get over the top.