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3 days ago
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Fulton to join Timberwolves for Summer League
Belfast basketball player CJ Fulton will play for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA's Summer League next month. The Summer League is a pre-season tournament that brings together all 30 NBA franchises for 11 days in Las Vegas with teams using it to help prepare rookies and other young players for the regular season's start in October. Before this week's NBA draft, Fulton had workouts with the Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets. The guard played for Lafayette and the Charleston Cougars at the college level and in his senior year last season averaged 7.8 points and 6.5 assists per 22-year-old is seeking to become the third Irish-born player to earn the chance to compete at the highest level in the United States after Pat Burke and Susan played for Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns in the NBA between 2002 and 2007 while Moran was part of the New York Liberty squad during the 2002 WNBA whose father Adrian Fulton was an Irish international, was not selected in the NBA draft, but will link up with the Timberwolves who chose French forward Joan Beringer in the first round and, after trading back, Australian Rocco Zikarsky in the second. The team have reached the NBA's Western Conference finals in each of the past two seasons, losing best-of-seven series to the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Timberwolves roster includes three-time All-Star guard Anthony Edwards, the NBA's number one draft pick in first Summer League fixture is against New Orleans Pelicans on 10 July.
BBC News
04-06-2025
- Business
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Fulton invited to Timberwolves pre-draft workout
Belfast basketball player CJ Fulton has been invited to a pre-draft workout camp with NBA side Minnesota 22-year-old guard becomes the third Irish-born player to earn the chance to compete at the highest level in the United States after Pat Burke and Susan Moran. Burke played for Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns in the NBA between 2002 and 2007 while Moran was part of the New York Liberty squad during the 2002 WNBA season. Fulton will have the opportunity to impress the Timberwolves coaches before this year's NBA draft on 25-26 son of former Ireland international Adrian Fulton, CJ formerly played for St Malachy's College and Belfast Star, helping the latter win the Basketball Ireland Super League title for the first time in 21 years in 2020. He moved to the Winchendon School in Boston before securing a collegiate scholarship with Pennsylvania-based Lafayette a move to Charleston Cougars, he made his debut in college basketball's 'March Madness' tournament in 2024 after helping his side win the CAA Conference Minnesota Timberwolves have reached the NBA's Western Conference finals in each of the past two seasons, losing the best-of-seven series to the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Timberwolves roster includes three-time All-Star guard Anthony Edwards, the NBA's number one draft pick in 2020.
