Thunder's Nerlens Noel (ankle) doesn't practice Sunday

Oklahoma City Thunder forward/center Nerlens Noel did not participate at practice on Sunday.

What It Means:

Noel tweaked his ankle at practice on Friday and hasn't seen the court since, giving way for Darius Bazley to pick up more work down low. The sentiment from head coach Billy Donovan is that if the season began today, Noel could play, but the team is choosing to be as cautious as possible with the 26-year-old big.

Our models currently project Noel for 6.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 17.1 FanDuel points across 15.3 minutes of action in the team's first game back against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, August 1.

Source: Erik Horne