(1994-04-10) April 10, 1994 (age 30) Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight
220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
Everett (Everett, Massachusetts)
Tilton School (Tilton, New Hampshire)
College
Kentucky (2012–2013)
NBA draft
2013: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Playing career
2013–present
Career history
2013–2017
Philadelphia 76ers
2017–2018
Dallas Mavericks
2018–2020
Oklahoma City Thunder
2020–2022
New York Knicks
2022–2023
Detroit Pistons
2023
Brooklyn Nets
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2015)
First-team All-SEC (2013)
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2013)
SEC All-Defensive Team (2013)
SEC Rookie of the Year (2013)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2013)
First-team Parade All-American (2012)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Nerlens Noel (born April 10, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His collegiate basketball career ended in his first season with a tear of his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at the University of Kentucky. Noel was drafted with the sixth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. His rights were later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. He plays center and power forward, and was one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2012.
NerlensNoel (born April 10, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association...
young people. In August 2021, Rich Paul was reportedly being sued by NerlensNoel on the grounds of a breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and...
finishing with a 37–45 record. On July 11, 2022, Burks was traded, alongside NerlensNoel, to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for the draft rights to Nikola Radičević...
42nd pick in the draft, Pierre Jackson, to the New Orleans Pelicans for NerlensNoel and the Pelicans' 2014 first-round pick. The trade was later made official...
with the Oklahoma City Blue. Additionally, the Thunder acquired center NerlensNoel in free agency, and traded for Abdel Nader from the Boston Celtics. General...
He was the first number one recruit to commit to the program since NerlensNoel in 2012. Sharpe graduated early from high school with the intention of...
Pelicans to Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia acquired draft rights to NerlensNoel and a conditional 2014 first-round pick (protected top 5 in 2014) New...
pick, and a #55–60 protected 2020 second-round pick Dallas acquired NerlensNoel February 6, 2020: Philadelphia 76ers to Golden State Warriors Golden...
February 23, 2017: Dallas Mavericks to Philadelphia 76ers Dallas acquired NerlensNoel Philadelphia acquired Andrew Bogut, Justin Anderson, and Dallas's 2017...
All-American along with Kyle Anderson, Marcus Smart, Shabazz Muhammad and NerlensNoel by ESPN HS. He was also a first team All-USA selection by USA Today with...
Lecque Skal Labissière Thon Maker Jamal Murray Tyrese Maxey Malik Monk NerlensNoel Jabari Parker Michael Porter Jr. Julius Randle Mitchell Robinson D'Angelo...
On June 27, 2013, during the 2013 NBA draft, the Pelicans selected NerlensNoel 6th overall, and traded him along with a 2014 protected first-round pick...
despite efforts from their newest additions, Seth Curry, Harrison Barnes, NerlensNoel, and Yogi Ferrell. They began the season going 3–15 through their first...