Nick PicconeWell, that happened.
Philadelphia is sending Nerlens Noel to Dallas for Justin Anderson and a first-round draft pick, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 23, 2017
Dallas center Andrew Bogut will go to the 76ers in the Noel trade too, league source tells @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 23, 2017
Woj says the Sixers and Bogut will likely negotiate a buyout if the Sixers don’t trade him before the deadline.
Sources: Barring unlikely landing spot by 3 PM ET, Andrew Bogut, 76ers beginning to engage on buyout talks. Bogut wants to be free agent.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 23, 2017
Embiid saying bye to Noel at practice.
Joel Embiid saying goodbye to Nerlens Noel: pic.twitter.com/7iK48eStUj
— Tom Moore (@tmoore76ers) February 23, 2017
Gonna miss my best friend but I'm happy for him… He represented the process since he was here from the start.. One more time>>> Trust It
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 23, 2017
DAMN IT, DARIO!
Saric: 'I lost Ersan, some kind of mentor. Nerlens Noel is one of my favorite players here. I lost two good friends.' #Sixers
— Tom Moore (@tmoore76ers) February 23, 2017
More on what the trade entails:
Sources: If Sixers do not receive Mavs top-18 protected pick this season, it converts to 2 2nd-round picks: Mavs 2nds in 2017 and 2018.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) February 23, 2017
Team had trouble generating a market for Noel w/ pending restricted free agency status and potential near-max offer sheets expected.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) February 23, 2017
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