First Chris Andersen went down, and then just last Tuesday, J.R. Smith went down. These injuries will have the fans and critics wondering if a trade could be on the horizon, and a probably candidate for the Cleveland Cavaliers is the 76ers center Nerlens Noel.
“But the problem with Philadelphia’s logic here is thinking that the value for any of their players in this situation – and, specifically, for Noel and Jahlil Okafor, the two available bigs on the roster – is going to increase the longer they keep them around.