Nerlens Noel Says Goodbye to Joel Embiid After Getting Traded to Mavericks

Hours before the NBA trade deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers commenced Thursday's action by shipping Nerlens Noel to the Dallas Mavericks, as first reported by The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski.

While fans scrutinized the team's return (Justin Anderson and a protected first-round draft pick), the 22-year-old big man had to bid farewell to teammates and friends. Captured by CSN Philly and Bucks County Courier Times' Tom Moore, Joel Embiid paused his shootaround to hug and share some last laughs with Noel:

As noted by ESPN's Zach Lowe, the duo didn't receive much of a chance to bond on the court:

Although they rarely played together due to injuries and spacing concerns, the 76ers drafted Noel and Embiid in 2013 and 2014, respectively, both in the first round. After knowing a coworker for so long, saying goodbye is never easy.

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