NBA Trade Rumors: PhilaDEALphia 2016 Trade Holiday Anthology

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>. .