Rick Carlisle on Nerlens Noel's DNP vs. Cleveland: "Minutes have to be earned"
Noel is behind Mejri in the rotations now
Nerlens Noel fell behind Salah Mejri in the rotations of the Dallas Mavericks.
The big man turned down a four-year, $70 million contract this summer to sign a qualifying offer.
Noel collected a DNP in Mavericks’ loss to Cavaliers.
Per ESPN, "Look, minutes have to be earned," Carlisle said. "At this point, if it's between him and Salah, Salah has earned the minutes. There's no doghouse here. There just isn't. It's pretty simple: You compete, and if you earn minutes, you get minutes. And you've got to compete to keep them, because it's a competitive situation."
Noel said he wasn't frustrated by not getting the opportunity to play Saturday night, emphasizing that he would remain ready.
"I'm good, I'm good," Noel said. "I'm a very self-confident player. I know I can go in there and change games. When my number is called, I'll do just that and help some winning efforts. That's all my play style is about, is just winning. When I'm called on, I'll bring my winning effort."
The big man turned down a four-year, $70 million contract this summer to sign a qualifying offer.
Noel collected a DNP in Mavericks’ loss to Cavaliers.
Per ESPN, "Look, minutes have to be earned," Carlisle said. "At this point, if it's between him and Salah, Salah has earned the minutes. There's no doghouse here. There just isn't. It's pretty simple: You compete, and if you earn minutes, you get minutes. And you've got to compete to keep them, because it's a competitive situation."
Noel said he wasn't frustrated by not getting the opportunity to play Saturday night, emphasizing that he would remain ready.
"I'm good, I'm good," Noel said. "I'm a very self-confident player. I know I can go in there and change games. When my number is called, I'll do just that and help some winning efforts. That's all my play style is about, is just winning. When I'm called on, I'll bring my winning effort."
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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