Nerlens Noel was careful not to slip.
On Wednesday, Noel was asked if he had the opportunity to play pickup games with Thunder newcomer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and he heaped praise on the second-year guard. “He’s an all-around point guard that knows how to play and knows how to move the ball and I think everybody will see,” Noel said.
When asked if Andre Roberson was participating in those scrimmages, Noel got tight. Roberson hasn’t played in a Thunder game since Jan. 27, 2018, when he ruptured the patellar tendon in his left knee.