Earlier I said they'd want a "star price" for Noel.
To be clear, for the Celts, that'd mean:
- Nets pick
- Smart
- Additional prospect or first rounder (e.g. Rozier or #16 / 23)
For me, that's way too much to send out for a guy who I think tops out as a lesser version of Tyson Chandler / Marcus Camby with mediocre rebounding.
Just don't really follow this. What evidence do you have that the Sixers would expect this, or could ever hope to get it? It's totally unrealistic, and the Sixers are inevitably going to get impatient about moving BOTH Okafor and Noel, IMO.
He has no evidence whatsoever. Noel isn't going to get a "star price" because he's not a star.
I'm sorry, is this an evidence based exercise?
For all we know, I suppose the Sixers might want a ham and cheese sandwich, toasted with a little bit of mayonnaise, for Noel.
But that doesn't seem right, does it?
Of course it's silly to contemplate giving up a big price for Noel. But given where the Sixers are at, I don't see them trading him for less than that. There just isn't any urgency for them to trade Noel, who actually fits with the other pieces they have aside from Okafor, until Embiid has demonstrated he can stay healthy and play more than 20 minutes a night. My guess is that time won't come until a year or two from now.
Unless the Sixers get blown away by an offer (e.g. Smart plus a Brooklyn pick and other filler), I think they will hold onto him.
Okafor, on the other hand, probably needs to get moved as soon as possible, unless they are operating under the impression he can ever fit with Simmons, Saric, etc. They will ask for a big price in return for Okafor, as well. I think Okafor could actually be worth such a price to the Celtics, however.