Denver Nuggets: 3 Trade Possibilities for Nerlens Noel
By J.J. Vega
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The first trade option we have is giving Kenneth Faried and Will Barton for Nerlens Noel. You can add a pick if you want but I do not think it is necessary in this case. Giving up Faried for Noel seems like a fair trade for all of us seeing that Noel has a lot of potential and can help the Nuggets immediately and Faried has enough experience to lead a young 76ers team.
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But I bet that Philly wouldn’t give up Noel so easily (as offers like this have rained on them) so adding a guy like Barton will spice things up a bit. Barton brings a lot of energy off the bench as h finished in the top 10 of the NBA Sixth Man Award this past season. Being the leader for that second squad can help the 76ers a lot.
Mixing Faried and Barton in a young Philadelphia team can be useful and with Barton gone, that means more minutes for guys like Murray and Beasley.
Noel can still bring that energy that Faried always carries in every game and can finally form that monster frontcourt duo with Nikola Jokic or even Jusuf Nurkic. Noel brings a lot of defensive skills that the Nuggs so desperately need and also, we can see some rim breaking dunks. This is a winner for everybody (except for those huge fans of Barton. I’m so sorry).
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