After being late for the team plane cost him his first start on Wednesday, Nerlens Noel had to wait two more days to take the opening tip for the Dallas Mavericks for the first time.
Boy, was it worth the wait.
After his trade from the Philadelphia 76ers, the former Kentucky big man scored 15 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds in Dallas’ 104-100 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. It was the first time in Noel’s career that he recorded a 15-15 game, and it shows that the trade might be the best thing to happen to him during his NBA career.