Nerlens Noel Did Himself No Favors By Voicing Displeasure, as current tone suggests he may be the odd player out going forward
Honesty is the best policy, unless you are an NBA center in the last contract year, and you are frustrated with the outlook of your playing minutes in competition with two other very talented center. Then you should hold your tongue ever so slightly.
Seasoned veteran Elton Brand has been working with Nerlens Noel this summer, but his sage wisdom may have come too little too late.
Philadelphia is a city that gets the frustration from players, and even sympathizes when they want to compete, to give their all. But the city, and her fans, draw the line when it becomes a distraction.
Right now, that is what Nerlens Noel is becoming.
I do not consider myself the most observant person in the world at times, but there is a definite trend forming with the Philadelphia 76ers. As time moves forward, we are seeing more of Joel Embiid, and we are seeing the pairing of Embiid with Jahlil Okafor.
Nerlens Noel? Not so much…