Uh oh...Nerlens Noel is being Naughty!
http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-mavericks/mavericks/2017/03/01/nerlens-noel-set-first-start-wednesday-showed-late-mavericks-team-plane
wonder is this is a sign of a trend where players with non-playing issues such as Noel and Cousins are being valued less in trades than they otherwise would be valued.
Noel and Cousins, from a talent perspective alone, are worth more than what they were traded for yet both have been known to be difficult off the court.
This doesn't really seem like that huge a deal as a one time thing being 10 minutes late. I also hadn't heard tons of stuff about issues with him off the court prior to this besides trashing a house a few years ago. It is possible he became a bit less professional dealing with all the 76ers tom foolery and being extremely disgruntled there. However, lumping him in with a guy that has 18 technicals on the season and a long history of battling with coaches seems like a huge leap.
Noel was fined repeatedly in Philadelphia for being late and violations of other team rules during the year he wasn't playing. Now maybe you give him a pass because he wasn't playing, but there is a clear pattern here with Noel.
Here is a quote from this article
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20151130_Sixers_coach_needs_management_s_help.html#ZxelbxFTqBJUFdQ7.99"There is the fact that Nerlens Noel was fined heavily and often, to the tune of around $25,000, according to a source, for repeated tardiness and other violations during his first season, which he missed due to a knee injury."
Here is an article that discusses in great detail Noel trashing the house as well as threatening them after demanding payment.
http://www.phillyvoice.com/report-nerlens-noel-sued-trashing-rental-home-weed-gatorade/Noel constantly complained to the media about private team business including the log jam, playing time, etc. You can easily find a plethora of articles about it with google.
Your right it isn't fair to compare the guy that is passionate on the Court and gets technical fouls to the guy that is a complete knucklehead off the court who is constantly late and getting into trouble as a result of maturity issues.