Nerlens Noel's tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers is officially off and running.
As the rookie met with the media, the Sixers provided us with a look of the future—Noel and new general manager Sam Hinkie side-by-side, just like no one imagined.
Before the media could go into ACL and draft-slide mode, Noel began to praise the man responsible for bringing him and former AAU teammate, Michael Carter-Williams, to Philly. Per Brian Seltzer of 97.5 The Fanatic, Noel went as far as to call him a genius.
Noel stopped short of giving Hinkie a hug, but at least things between the GM and injured neophyte appear copacetic.
Naturally, the topic of conversation eventually shifted from Hinkie and Noel's working relationship to the latter's player stock.
Originally projected as the top overall pick of the draft, Noel fell to sixth. Said drop hasn't discouraged the high-top sporting Noel. He made it clear he was going to use the fall as motivation, something the Sixers ensured wasn't lost on us.
Simply living up to expectations isn't his goal either. ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by Dan Favale
Best Quotes and Highlights from Philadelphia 76ers Introducing Nerlens Noel
July 23rd, 2013 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »
Advertisement