The NBA needs a reminder on why it fell in love with Nerlens Noel in 2013. Thankfully, the OKC Thunder are committed to being the team who accepts that challenge.
Noels’ past five years in the league have been up-and-down, to say the least. He came out of Kentucky heralded as the clear number one pick for the Draft. By the end of the night, he dropped all the way to sixth place and was traded the same night to Philly for Jrue Holiday. Hardly a ringing endorsement for someone who once considered himself a franchise cornerstone.