Nerlens Noel

Of all the non-basketball things one could see JaVale McGee doing, mentoring young NBA talents is not among them. Professional volleyball-spiker? Uh-huh. Gumby imitator? For sure. Gangly hug-giver. You bet. Mentor? Not so much. Alas, McGee himself feels differently. Per the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Keith Pompey: “I don’t want to get bought out,” said McGee, a [...]

This season, Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal told USA Today that himself and Wall are, “definitely the best backcourt in the league.” But, after his dismissal from the Warriors, former Head Coach Mark Jackson called Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry the, “greatest shooting backcourt in the history of the game.” Since then, the question of [...]

Tanking is done for a reason in the NBA. Remember that. Never forget it. Deliberate losing is not supposed to be done in vain. A light is supposed to exist at the end of the tunnel, in the NBA draft, where a future superstar theoretically waits. That’s why teams tank. That’s why they lose, why [...]

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Say it ain’t so, Noel. According to Fox Sports Ohio’s Sam Amico, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Nerlens Noel is likely to miss the entire 2013-14 NBA season due to a slow recovery from his torn ACL. The Daily News’ Bob Cooney confirmed the news, writing that Sixers coach Brett Brown admitted Noel would probably sit the [...]

Something’s fishy in Portland. According to Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald, LaMarcus Aldridge wants to be traded from the Portland Trail Blazers and he would like to land with the Chicago Bulls: Word is, Aldridge wants to escape from Portland’s rebuilding project and has made it known that he’d like to land in Chicago. [...]

August 28, 2012 – Allen Moll As the NCAA season is rapidly approaching, the speculation is starting to build as to whether Coach John Calipari and his newest crop of fabulous freshmen can once again climb the mountaintop and be the first repeat NCAA Champions since the Florida Gators in ’06 and ’07. While Billy [...]

April 26, 2012 – Allen Moll With highly touted big man Tony Parker, the third 2012 McDonald’s All American, into the fold at UCLA, it surely looks like coach Ben Howland’s top rated recruiting class for next season may be the perfect recipe to ensure the resurrection of the Bruins, one of the NCAA’s all-time [...]

April 16, 2012 – Allen Moll In what was officially the final games in the high school careers of elite level recruits Shabazz Muhammed and Nerlens Noel, Muhammed’s 20 points helped the West squad overtake the East 99-95 in the 2012 Jordan Brand Classic. [...]

April 13, 2012 – Allen Moll In case you missed it yesterday, #1 ranked high school prospect Nerlens Noel made arguably the most creative commitment in HS hoops history by shaving the letters “UK” into the back of his head before making his announcement on live TV by turning in his chair to reveal his [...]