Despite Noel poor play , Philly will still think highly for him
He's poor play more has to do with sharing the frontcourt with Okafor
Their team is a mess
And choosing 3 C highly with their draft picks makes matters worse
They will probably trade Noel and embiid and keep Okafor as he is the safest bet so far
Noel + stauskas + marshall = Smart + Bradley + olynyk + Memphis 1st rounder
This trade removes some of their front court logjam and improves their backcourt immediately
By giving olynyk it provides spacing for Okafor and a young player with some potential
Smart is a young player with potential. Didn't want to trade him but Judging by ainge willing to let smart go in a similar trade and drafting rozier, chances are he isn't that high on smart being the future PG. or sees Noel as being more value.
Bradley is a good player and a vet that can help mentor the young players. Didn't want to trade him but Had to include at least 1 good vet for them as that is what they need.
Memphis 1st rounder thrown in as they would expect at least 1 first rounder for Noel and I didn't want to trade a Brooklyn pick as well as them already having plenty of picks next year.
Celtics gain Noel as a rim protector and player with potential
This immediately fixes our front court and stabilises their playing time
Fixes the logjam in the back court So we can play young, hunter and rozier more mins