Nerlens Noel

Nerlens Noel’s return to the Dallas Mavericks remains a formality, but negotiations on his new contract are not without their wrinkles. Or pitfalls. Per Tim Cato of SB Nation noted, the two sides remain far apart in talks as the second week of NBA free agency nears conclusion: [tweet https://twitter.com/tim_cato/status/884960536680464384] [tweet https://twitter.com/tim_cato/status/884966743537467393] This is fine…for [...]

What was that about bigs who don’t shoot threes struggling to find a place in today’s NBA? Nerlens Noel knows nothing of this. At least, he’s not about to. According to Scout.com’s Mike Fisher, a couple of teams are prepared to sling max offer sheets with the hope of poaching Noel from the Dallas Mavericks: [...]

Now that we are a little removed from the 2017 NBA trade deadline some interesting behind the scenes information is leaking out. Apparently the Pacers were a little more active in trade discussions centering around Paul George than they said they were as ESPN Reporter wrote in his column Tuesday morning that the Pacers were [...]

Well the year long saga of whether the Philadelphia 76ers would trade Jahlil Okafor or Nerlens Noel has finally come to an end. Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday that the 76ers agreed to trade Noel to the Mavericks for Andrew Bogut, a 1st round pick that is top 18 protected in 2017 and Justin Anderson. [tweet [...]

In case you were wondering: Yes, the Philadelphia 76ers are aware they have too many bigs. Jahlil Okafor has been the name most bandied about the rumor mill in recent weeks, which is no surprise. Joel Embiid is untouchable, and Nerlens Noel has resumed playing like a defensive terror. Even Richaun Holmes looks like he [...]

Now that the Joel Embiid-Jahlil Okafor frontcourt is a tried-and-true statistical disaster, you can expect to see more Embiid-Nerlens Noel partnerships. We think. We hope. Per Tom Moore of Calkins Media: While Brown said he’s probably not going to use big men Embiid and Jahlil Okafor together as much as he did during the recent [...]

The plot between Nerlens Noel and the Philadelphia Sixers…is getting weirder. Not 48 hours ago, it seemed like Noel would be out of the Sixers’ rotation indefinitely, which would in turn lead to the trade we’ve all been waiting for. But general manager Bryan Colangelo clearly has other ideas, per CSN Philly’s Jessica Camerato: [tweet [...]

With Nerlens Noel basically out of the Philadelphia 76ers’ rotation, it’s only a matter of time before he gets shipped elsewhere. At least we think it’s only a matter of time. You never really know with the Sixers. But Noel serves no purpose if they aren’t going to play him, and they need to move [...]

This is fine. Okay, really, it’s not. The Philadelphia 76ers have officially moved Nerlens Noel out of their big-man rotation, per Bob Cooney of the Philadelphia Daily News: [tweet https://twitter.com/BobCooney76/status/810600581467344896] Well, that didn’t take long. Noel has appeared in two games for the Sixers this season, totaling eight minutes of action. After his second outing [...]

Let’s call Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown an optimist. Nerlens Noel is inching closer to making his 2016-17 debut, and that means Brown will have three top-tier center prospects on his hands. For his part, though, he believes he can make Joel Embiid, Jahlil Okafor and Noel coexist, per the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Keith Pompey: [...]