Oct 8, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Nerlens Noel (4) brings the ball up court with center Jahlil Okafor (8) and guard Hollis Thompson (31) during the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 115-114. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
How Well Do Noel And Okafor Work Together?
This is undoubtedly one of the biggest questions fans will be asking not only at the beginning of the year, but all season. These two players are arguably going to be the most consistent, and brightest spot of this team expected to have a losing record.
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So far in the preseason, seeing them play together has been a bit of a rarity, but they did start to work well together in one of their games against the Brooklyn Nets. In the first three games of the preseason when playing together, they scored a combined 25.3 points per game, and 16.0 rebounds per game.
In every game that they’ve played together, both have reached double digit scoring.
There’s no doubt that there’s high expectations for these two this season, but the timetable varies. Some expect them to gel right away, but others think it may take a few weeks. I’m one on the side of the sooner rather than later end of the spectrum, so I’ll be looking at this duo immediately in the first few games.
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