With Joel Embiid finally playing to his potential, Philadelphia has some decisions to make in regards to their front court. With Embiid, Okafor, Saric, Ilyasova and an eventual debut of Ben Simmons, the Sixers have their hands full with front court options.
Then you have Nerlens Noel.
Noel suited up for the game on Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers at home and played a whopping eight minutes. Yes, the former 6th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft logged just eight minutes.
After the game, Noel was pretty candid about his minutes…
Nerlens Noel: "I think I'm too good to be playing 8 minutes.