What can the 76ers get for Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor?
That's perhaps one of the biggest questions during the first third of the NBA season. The Sixers would love to trade Noel and/or Okafor to get a more-balanced roster. However, the team has been adamant that it won't make a bad deal.
But what's a good deal at this time?
We all know that Sixers would have been better off cutting their losses by trading one of the two around the NBA draft and the three months that followed. At least they wouldn't have all the distractions that came after Noel voiced his displeasure in the Sixers' having three starting-caliber centers in the 6-foot-11, 232-pounder, Okafor, and Joel Embiid.
They wouldn't be forced to slide power forward Dario Saric to small forward, where he's struggling just to get him some quality minutes in games. The Sixers wouldn't have to force-feed a Twin Towers starting lineup when they know they're more effective without it.
So what's a good deal now?
Teams are wary about Noel. He's in the final season of his rookie deal. So a team that acquires him would most likely make him a restricted free agent by extending a qualifying offer at season's end. However, that team would have to match any offer a team extends in free agency to keep him. If the new team doesn't match the offer, it basically would have traded for an end-of-the-season rental.
