NBA Trade Rumors: PhilaDEALphia 2016 Trade Holiday Anthology

December 20, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Andre Iguodala (9) congratulate forward Draymond Green (23) for scoring a basket during the second quarter against the Utah Jazz at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
December 20, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Andre Iguodala (9) congratulate forward Draymond Green (23) for scoring a basket during the second quarter against the Utah Jazz at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 23, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich and guard Dejounte Murray (5) talk during the first quarter at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 23, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich and guard Dejounte Murray (5) talk during the first quarter at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports /

San Antonio Spurs. 29. team. 29. The San Antonio Spurs are a perennial powerhouse. As such, the Spurs are rather successful at identifying undervalued talent and making optimal use of that talent in their system. In that light, the Spurs would welcome the chance to engage Nerlens Noel as a restoration project. The fit would seem to pass the eye test as well, as Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown was once mentored by the Spurs own coach Gregg Popovich. The teams’ philosophies are very similar.<br /> But the Spurs are not lacking at center with the likes of Pau Gasol doing his thing. Noel would be a great understudy with the Spurs, and would be more than enough talent to step up when his turn came. But Noel’s impatience with the 76ers would not suit the Spurs at all. Keep this one in mind, as public sentiment is wildly in favor of the scenario.<br /> <strong>Fit: HOT<br /> Interest: COOL<br /> Public Sentiment: HOT</strong>. .

Current Likelihood of Trade for Nerlens Noel? Neutral
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Current Links between teams already on books?:
None at the moment, but there is the matter of the upcoming 2017 NBA Trade Deadline