We've seen a lot of sharp performances so far in summer league, but none has been more encouraging than what we've seen from Nerlens Noel, who, prior to July, hadn't played in a competitive game since February 2013.
Quite frankly, just seeing him out there on the floor and active should be viewed as a promising sign for Philadelphia 76ers fans.
Noel had a ton of questions surrounding his outlook heading into last year's draft. He had just torn his ACL and then weighed in at 218 pounds at the NBA combine—a scary number for a projected center.
And despite his appeal as a rim protector, Noel never showed much of an offensive game in his one-and-done year at Kentucky.
All of these factors likely contributed to Noel's slide to No. 6 in the draft, despite many projecting him as the potential No. 1 pick.
Based on what we've seen so far through a couple of summer-league games, I'd imagine at least four of the teams that passed will end up regretting not taking a chance.
With four summer-league games under his belt, it's time to evaluate Noel's performance.
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