2022 - Nerlens Noel (SEA, BOS, WAS, HAR, ATL) (193 views)

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Nerlens Noel

Seattle SuperSonics (2005-2007)
Boston Celtics (2008-2011)
Washington Bullets (2012)
Harlem Globetrotters (2013-2018, 2021)
Atlanta Hawks (2019-2020)

At a Glance

- The last great defense and rebounding only big of 5.0 in the mold of the great 4.0 bigs
- Was an absolute fiend on the defensive end with quick hands scooping up steals and swatting away opponents' shots
- Was a good rebounder, averaging exactly 12 rebounds per 36 over his career
- Created possessions for his teams by securing the boards, disrupting opponents' possessions, and never turning over the ball (averaged less than 1 turnover per game for his career)
- Was not a good scorer, but he also never tried to score and shot only 4245 shots in his 17 season career (roughly equivalent to two seasons of shots from a healthy Kyrie Irving)
- Averaged a combined 4.3 blocks and steals per 36 minutes for his entire career
- Was a member of 4 championship teams (defense wins championships)
- Recorded 2 of the Top 50 best individual seasons for blocks in 2008 and 2009 with 250 and 233, respectively
- Amassed a total of 73.6 career win shares
- Tied for 5th all-time in career blocks with Donta Hall and is 25th all-time in career rebounds (one of only 28 players to surpass 10,000 total career rebounds)
- Could potentially be the third member of the 2005 Draft Class to become a TMBSL HOFer, following in the footsteps of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Oladipo

Career Stats

Years played: 17
Games played: 1198
Points per game: 4.0
Rebounds per game: 9.0
Assists per game: 0.7
Steals per game: 0.9
Blocks per game: 2.3
Turnovers per game: 1.6
FG%: .449
FT%: .590
3P%: .000 (4 career attempts)



Career Highs

Points: 19
Rebounds: 25
Assists: 5
Steals: 7
Blocks: 10
65 double-doubles
1 triple-double

Achievements/Awards

Champion (4x)
Player of the Game (9x)
All-Defensive 2nd Team (3x)
All-Star Rookie Game Participant (2x)
All-Rookie 2nd Team

2005 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2005 - All-Rookie Second Team
2006 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2011 - All-Defensive Second Team
2013 - All-Defensive Second Team
2019 - All-Defensive Second Team

Biography

Height: 7'0"
Weight: 225
College: Kentucky

Transactions

- Taken with the 9th selection of the 1st round of the 2005 Rookie Draft by the SuperSonics
- Was traded to Boston along with John Stockton and Darrell Lockhart for Mark Price
- Re-signed with Boston for $23,426,825 over 4 years
- Was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 22nd selection of contraction waivers during the Great Contraction
- Offered to re-sign in Washington for $28,159,522 over 4 years but was rebuffed; he ultimately signed with Harlem as the first signee of the post TC signing period in the 2013 offseason
- He signed an MLE agreement with Harlem the next season to remain with the team and then was extended for a single year; he returned to Harlem again in the 2016 offseason on a one-year deal for $6,400,000 after Harlem secured his bird rights with three consecutive years of employment
- He spent the next three offseasons trying to work out a long-term deal with Harlem and never getting one; he offered $87,494,790 over 6 years in 2017, $65,537,502 over 5 years in 2018, and $26,730,000 over 3 years in 2019...he would return to Harlem on one year deals totaling $9,000,000 in 2017 and $3,000,000 in 2018 before leaving Harlem for the expansion Hawks in 2019 at a total of $6,000,000 over one year
- He returned to Atlanta the following season for $7,200,000 over one year and then triumphantly returned to Harlem for his final season at $4,500,000 before retiring a Globetrotter

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