Nerlens Noel was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday morning and nobody will miss him more than his former teammate Joel Embiid.
Noel was seen at the Sixers' practice complex in Camden after news of the trade broke. It was all smiles and hugs as Noel said goodbye to his former teammates. [[247269581, C]]
You can see video of some of those exchanges above.
"Nerlens is my guy," Embiid said after news of the trade broke. "He's been my best friend since I got to Philly. I'm happy for him."
You can see the specifics of the deal Bryan Colangelo made with the Mavericks centering around Noel and James Anderson here.
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