Once considered the top draft prospect of his class Nerlens Noel suffered health setbacks and slide down the drafting order to sixth. Upon arrival in Philly he missed the entirety of the 76ers 2013-14 season. Upon return he suffered more injuries and never seemed able to mesh with the ‘process’ group.
A trade sent him to Dallas, but his brief sojourn with the Mavericks was no more productive. As a free agent he took far less money than the original deal offered by Dallas prior to last season. The Mavericks extended a four-year, $70 million offer. Ultimately, Noel elected to sign a two year $1.