Nerlens Noel not close to reaching a deal with Dallas

Free agent center Nerlens Noel is not close to reaching an agreement with the Dallas Mavericks.

What It Means:

Noel is a restricted free agent, so Dallas will have the option to match any offer he receives on the open market -- not leaving them much incentive to blow him away with an offer right now.

Noel averaged 8.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 1.0 steals in 22.0 minutes per game through 22 contests with Dallas last season. His 3.9 nERD ranked 56th in the NBA.