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Geez second year in a row the 76ers trade for a starting center that is lost for the year. Great job guys. It only cost you your all star point guard.
Geez second year in a row the 76ers trade for a starting center that is lost for the year. Great job guys. It only cost you your all star point guard.
It is virtually assumed that the Philadelphia 76ers are going to be the worst team in the NBA this season. Nevertheless, the roster does provide several reasons for optimism beyond their potential 2014 draft pick. In particular, rookie big man Nerlens Noel figures as a very promising player moving forward, a one-time likely top overall pick who slipped in the draft due to concerns over the ACL he tore in February as a member of the Kentucky Wildcats.
The question, of course, is when Noel will actually return to the court. Before the draft, he claimed that he hoped to play his first NBA game before Christmas. However, with the regular season a little more than a week away and Noel's rehabilitation still trudging along, Sixers head coach Brett Brown suggests we should get used to seeing Noel in a suit. From Sam Amico for FoxSportsOhio.com:
Brown, in his first season as Sixers coach, said Noel is likely to miss his entire first NBA season as the result of a torn ACL suffered while Noel was a freshman at the University of Kentucky.
Brown dropped the news prior to the Sixers’ preseason game Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the campus of Ohio State University.
“We don’t want to waste this year,” Brown said of the Sixers’ strategy with Noel. “I think, from all perspectives, it’s an opportunity to break down his shot, really work on his free throws, and start a bit from ground zero. He’s bought in and been great.” [...]
Now, Brown said, Noel is likely to be held out for the sake of learning in the film room and from the bench.
“He needs to be nurtured this year.” Brown said. “I think we’ve grabbed the thing and put him on a road map that’s good for him, and good for the program.”
The question, of course, is when Noel will actually return to the court. Before the draft, he claimed that he hoped to play his first NBA game before Christmas. However, with the regular season a little more than a week away and Noel's rehabilitation still trudging along, Sixers head coach Brett Brown suggests we should get used to seeing Noel in a suit. From Sam Amico for FoxSportsOhio.com:
Brown, in his first season as Sixers coach, said Noel is likely to miss his entire first NBA season as the result of a torn ACL suffered while Noel was a freshman at the University of Kentucky.
Brown dropped the news prior to the Sixers’ preseason game Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the campus of Ohio State University.
“We don’t want to waste this year,” Brown said of the Sixers’ strategy with Noel. “I think, from all perspectives, it’s an opportunity to break down his shot, really work on his free throws, and start a bit from ground zero. He’s bought in and been great.” [...]
Now, Brown said, Noel is likely to be held out for the sake of learning in the film room and from the bench.
“He needs to be nurtured this year.” Brown said. “I think we’ve grabbed the thing and put him on a road map that’s good for him, and good for the program.”
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