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Twitter reacts to the Markelle Fultz trade

The wide range of Fultz tweets speak for themselves

NBA: Detroit Pistons at Philadelphia 76ers Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

This might be the best “Twitter reacts...” compilation in the history of Orlando Pinstriped Post.

And we do this pretty regularly: like when Frank Vogel was fired, or when Elfrid Payton returned to Orlando to play the Magic, or when Steve Clifford was hired, or when Aaron Gordon was re-signed, or when the Magic got the sixth pick in the NBA Draft, or Mo Bamba was drafted or just last week when Nikola Vucevic was named an All-Star.

I say this one is best because, when the Magic acquired Markelle Fultz from the 76ers, Twitter exploded nationally.

And the tweets were coming from all angles: excited tweets from Magic fans happy to have Fultz, comical tweets from 76ers fans who seemed happy to get rid of him, mean tweets from random fans and media types calling Fultz the biggest bust in NBA history, hopeful tweets from well-wishers saying Fultz will be one of the best comeback stories in NBA history, and so on.

So, there were plenty of tweets to choose from. Here are the best of the best that I came across....