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Philly finally jettisons one of its big men in crucial trade

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The NBA Trade Deadline had been fairly quiet outside of the DeMarcus Cousins trade to New Orleans, but it seems that chatter has heated and we've got another former Kentucky Wildcat. This time it's Philadelphia big man Nerlens Noel.

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Andrew Bogut is considered to be a buyout candidate and it sounds like the 76ers might be trying to move him fairly quickly according to NBA TV's David Aldridge:

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Should another trade fall through before the deadline, a likely candidate that has emerged for Bogut's services is Boston as they could use another backup big and he's a great locker room presence to boot.

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