As a Center / Power forward, Nerlens Noel reportedly earns around $1.7 million USD as his yearly salary from Oklahoma City Thunder. Further, Nerlens Noel has an estimated net worth of over $13 million.
Nerlens Noel was born on 10th April 1994, in Malden, Massachusetts to parents Yonel Noel and Dorcina Noel. As per his nationality, he is an American and belongs to Afro-American ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Aries. He grew up along with his siblings, Jim Noel, Rodman Noel, and Nashdah Noel.
Nerlens Noel attended Everett High School where he spent his first two years of high school. Later, he transferred to Tilton School in Tilton, New Hampshire, where he began playing as a junior. Noel, in his high school career, held an average of 12.6 points and 7.2 rebounds, as a senior.
After completing high school, Nerlens Noel enrolled at the University of Kentucky and played for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball.
In 2013 NBA Draft, Noel was draft sixth overall pick by the New Orleans Pelicans. Later that night, his draft rights were traded along with a 2014 first round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for guard Jrue Holiday and the draft rights to Pierre Jackson.
He has won many awards and honors till dates such as SEC Rookie of the Year (2013), SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2013), NBA All-Rookie First Team (2015) and many more.
On 23rd February 2017, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Andrew Bogut, Justin Anderson, and a 2017 protected first-round pick. later six months on 26th August, he agreed the one-year $4.1 million qualifying offer, officially re-signing with the team later two days.
On 6th July 2018, Noel penned a two-year contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Nerlens is neither married nor single. Currently, he is involved in a romantic relationship. According to him, he is having an affair with a Canadian model named Suzie. However, his friends find his words unconvincing as they have only heard about her but never got a chance to meet her in real life.
Apart from Suzie, Noel had many other affairs in the past. He has earlier dated a girl named Jamie and he has got a child out of that relationship. It has been approved after going through a DNA test that he is the biological father of the child.
But, Noel still is unsure about it and has stopped providing the child support to her child’s mother. He also had an ex-girlfriend named Jordan Walsh.
As of 2018, Nerlens Noel has an estimated net worth of $13 million, mostly earned through his basketball career. He reportedly signed a 2-year contract with Oklahoma City Thunder worth $3,745,548, including $3,745,548 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $1,872,774.
In 2018-19, he will receive a base salary of $1.7 million while carrying a cap hit of $1,757,429 and a dead cap value of $3,745,548.
Kept aside Nerlens Noel financial earnings, his personal assets include an apartment in Philadelphia, United States. Further, the NBA Player Nerlens Noel earns a good amount of money from various sponsorships including Nike.
Other than being a famous NBA Center / Power forward, Nerlens Noel is pretty famous in social media.
The Famous NBA star is 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) in height and weighs around 100 kg. Nerlens Noel is not only a world-class athlete but also has a very attractive individual.
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