Nerlens Noel (ankle) in 76ers' starting lineup

Philadelphia 76ers forward/center Nerlens Noel (ankle) is in the starting lineup for Monday's game versus the Los Angeles Clippers.

What It Means:

He left Saturday's game against the Brooklyn Nets for a few moments to get his ankle re-taped, but he was able to carry on. He scored 18 points with four rebounds, two assists, four steals and three blocks in his last outing.

Noel is inside the top 100 with a -1.5 nERD through 45 games this season while receiving 29.2 minutes a night. He's averaging 10.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.6 blocks per game on a 53.3 Effective Field Goal Percentage, which dwarfs last year's 46.2 clip.