It appears Sixers center Nerlens Noel could be inching closer to breaking into the rotation. He has not played at all this season due surgery to repair inflamed tissue above his left knee on Oct. 24.
Once thought of as a potential part of Philadelphia’s future foundation, it is possible that we have already seen Nerlens Noel’s last game as a Sixer. This is simply conjecture at this point, but considering the current circumstances, it is not too far-fetched to think that Noel may never play another game for Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia 76ers open the 2016-17 season tonight in a very familiar place among national pundits, sitting 29th in ESPN reporter Marc Stein’s NBA power rankings.
Optimism and excitement were in abundance at Sixers media day on Monday at the team’s sparkling new training facility in Camden, New Jersey
The Philadelphia 76ers currently have Joel Embiid, Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, Dario Saric and Ben Simmons at forward. Looks like this is the season the Sixers could go out and draft a guard. ESPN’s Chad Ford has the Sixers selecting a point guard in his first 2017 mock draft.
In the recent days you have heard Sixers coach Brett Brown proclaim rookie Joel Embiid on track to play in preseason games, which are set to begin on Oct. 4.
"He is on track to do that," Brown admitted on the Sports Bash. "He is most definitely, no red flags, he's had a strong summer...