Name me one guy next year that is the next kevin durant or lebron. If you have to think about it he isn't it.
I like to see these guys in college for a reason. With the rules the way they are we get to see them play 35 games, many of them against other good college teams. I would rather have simmons or ingram than noel (especially for 4 cheap years). I would rather have Dangelo Russel, Porzingas, Towns or towns for 4 years under cost control than noel. I would rather have Parker, Wiggins or a healthy embiid than Noel for 4 years under cost control. I would rather have Anthony Davis or Lillard than noel. You can go through any draft except for the disaster of 2013 and you would rather have the top picks at cost controlled than Noel at max money. You can see in some of these cases (Towns, Davis, Porzginas, Lillard) trading them for a max money Noel would have set back the franchise for a half a decade or more.
Many think Dennis Smith, Josh Jackson, Hengry giles have future superstar potential. Noel does not have superstar potential (probably not even his family eyes) at this point. I repeat again, this is silly.