Adrian Fedkiw
Philadelphia 76ers center Nerlens Noel fired his agent Andy Miller on Thursday and will sign with Dan Gagen, according to Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated.
Per multiple sources, Sixers center and impending free agent Nerlens Noel has left Andy Miller, ASM Sports. Expected to sign with Dan Fagen.
— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) December 15, 2016
Noel is a restricted free agent at the end of the season after failing to sign an extension with the Sixers prior to the Oct. 31 deadline. The big man is clearly not thrilled with his situation and the logjam in the frontcourt, saying before the year that a roster featuring a trio of talented bigs wouldn’t work.
Noel made his season debut on Sunday night in Philadelphia’s 97-79 win over the Pistons in Detroit and had eight points and a steal on 3-of-5 shooting in 10 minutes before departing with an ankle sprain.
In season debut, Noel had 8 points on 3/5 shooting and a steal in 10 minutes before leaving with a sprained ankle. Philly beat Detroit 97-79 pic.twitter.com/KcuIn0fS6u
— Philly Influencer (@PHL_Influencer) December 12, 2016
Noel, who averaged 11.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks last season, missed the first 23 games of the year due to a an elective knee surgery to address an inflamed plica above his left knee.