The Philadelphia 76ers are sitting on a pair of aces in the likes of centers Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor. But right now, the team is working on building a royal flush, the most powerful hand in the game. If they can assemble the right cards in the right suit, they win the biggest game of NBA poker ever played. But to do so, they need to weigh their cards carefully. Nerlens Noel is a center who brings strong athleticism, a rim-protecting “not in my house” mentality that shunts opposing offenses. Coupled with this, his cat-like reflexes seem to be perfectly suited for point guard Ish Smith, who is becoming quite adept at shoveling the alley oop pass to a waiting Noel for two points.
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