Irish star CJ Fulton to play NBA Summer League basketball with Minnesota Timberwolves

CJ Fulton drives by Tyler Stephenson-Moore. Pic: Mitchell Layton/Getty Images

Belfast’s CJ Fulton’s professional career has started with a bang as he has confirmed that he has signed to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves Summer League team in Las Vegas in July.

Fulton, a 6’3 point guard, developed a reputation in NCAA basketball as a classic floor general, who can run a team without turning over the ball (he was a consistent leader in the NCAA in assist to turnover ratio).