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Will Nerlens Noel Play Minutes Enough To Impress NBA?

By Bret Stuter

Sep 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Nerlens Noel (4) during media day at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Nerlens Noel (4) during media day at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 16, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Nerlens Noel (4) reacts with head coach Brett Brown after his score during the first quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 16, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Nerlens Noel (4) reacts with head coach Brett Brown after his score during the first quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

No Time Like The Present

Of course, the key to all of this is the upcoming west coast road trip. For Noel to have a hope of landing 400 plus minutes playing time before the NBA trade deadline, he will need to get 60 or so minutes out of the next four games.

With the recent endorsement of Joel Embiid, Noel may find an uptick of his playing time.  And with the next four games against the Phoenix Suns, the Sacramento Kings, the Utah Jazz, and the Denver Nuggets, sporting a combined 50-67 record, Noel will be quite eager to get time on the basketball court.

Still, if he fails to get 60 minutes on this road trip, his playing time could quickly erode to 300 minutes or less. At that amount of playing time, any prospective NBA teams would need to load reels of his 2015-2016 season to see enough film to gauge their interest in him.