Nerlens Noel is riding the wave of his career arc and it finally might be the right time to bring him in.
After a somewhat promising start averaging the rare 2 steals and 2 blocks for the 76ers, Noel fell out of favor and it looked like he was more likely to fall out of the league than contribute to a winning franchise.
Luckily for him, after bungling the Mavericks situation, Noel could not have found a better landing spot to recoup his value than a rock-solid OKC Thunder organization.
I hate using per 36 but if he could replicate 80% of this production in higher minutes I could see him becoming a valuable contributor in Boston, possibly even the starter.
Per 36
15 PTS / 10 RB / 3 AST / 2 STL / 3 BLK
.696 TS% / .235 WS48 / 6.6 BPM (NBA best 5.7 DBPM)
-Taken from poster Sulico on Realgm.
At the very least he offers something that this team entirely lacks in a defensive rim runner at the 4/5.
Any interest in bringing Noel back to Mass where it all started? What do you think?
https://youtu.be/aiac1hCp6i0