First-year Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown inherited an empty slate in rookie Nerlens Noel.
Brown has been furiously working to make sure Noel's game is NBA-ready whenever his body is, a process he dubbed "a total rebuild," via USA Today's Jeff Zilgitt.
While the finished product won't likely be seen before the 2013-14 season—Noel has been sidelined by a torn ACL he suffered in February 2013—Brown apparently has a hope for what it will look like: Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah.
"Every time I see Joakim, I hope I’m seeing what we get in Nerlens,” Brown said during a media event, via Mark Strotman of Comcast SportsNet. “He’s one of the prime examples that I point to as we try to groom a young player."
I'll go out on a limb and say Brown isn't the only coach hoping he has "Noah 2.0" on his roster. The seventh-year big man has notched new career highs in scoring (12.3), rebounding (11.3) and distributing (5.1 assists), while keeping the Bulls afloat during a(nother) lost season for hobbled superstar Derrick Rose.
The former Florida Gator has t ...
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Sixers Coach Brett Brown Hopes Nerlens Noel Is Joakim Noah 2.0
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