Nerlens Noel Traded By Philadelphia 76ers To Dallas Mavericks

The motivation for such a trade, besides clearing up the rotation, is to get back a draft pick. Anderson is shooting 29 percent from beyond the arc for his National Basketball Association career, and if the Sixers can get that to improve, maybe he can become a decent two-way wing a la Jae Crowder or Khris Middleton (wings who improved after being traded).

Three hours before the trade deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers finally traded one of their ever-growing fleet of centers-Nerlens Noel-and picked up another one in the process.

All it cost to get the deal done was Anderson, a pair of second-round picks, Bogut (who hadn’t worked out in Dallas), and the potential cost of picking up Noel’s next deal. Except Colangelo struggled painstakingly to move Noel, and was forced to settle for Dallas’s measly offer, indicating that perhaps the general interest in him wasn’t what they anticipated. It has been an open secret that the 76ers need to make a move involving one of their centers. He clashed with the Sixers at times during his stay due to a logjam in the frontcourt that also included Jahlil Okafor and Joel Embiid.

Shams Charania of The Veritcal reported Williams and the Mavs have started talking about a buyout and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz showed trade interest in the former All-Star.

Noel, the first acquisition of the Sam Hinkie era when he was obtained on draft night with the sixth overall pick after a trade that sent Jrue Holiday to New Orleans, never could seem to find a good fit with the Sixers. ESPN’s Marc Stein says it is protected for spots 1-18 in the first.

This appears to be a win-win deal for both teams that helps Dallas this year while giving them a foundational piece moving forward. Well, the 76ers aren’t afraid to add salary if it means acquiring better trade compensation. Anderson averaged just 11.8 minutes last season for the Mavericks, and played only slight more this season, averaging 13.9 minutes. It goes without saying that two second-round picks don’t turn the tide.

Dallas is a better team today than they were yesterday, and they’d already been playing well since that early-season nightmare without Dirk.

Bogut wants to be a free agent and will either be traded or bought out, according to multiple reports.

The 7-foot Bogut is an 11-year National Basketball Association veteran after being the first overall pick in the 2005 draft.