When the Sixers traded Nerlens Noel, it freed up the logjam at Center and with Joel Embiid ruled out for the rest of the season, the responsibility is on Richaun Holmes to step up and be the primary backup at Center. In the four games since Noel was traded, Holmes is averaging 12...
Its seems like when given an opportunity, Richaun Holmes has been productive, and it might be the reason the Sixers moved on from Nerlens Noel at the NBA trade deadline.
The Sixers are sending former first-round pick Nerlens Noel to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Justin Anderson, Andrew Bogut and a conditional first-round draft pick, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical.