First, Noel

The 76ers traded All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday and the No. 42 overall pick (Pierre Jackson) to the New Orleans Pelicans for the rights to Kentucky forward/center Nerlens Noel. The trade will officially take effect later this month. The Sixers will also get a first-round pick, protected through the top five spots, from New Orleans for the 2014 draft. Noel was projected by some draft experts to go as high as No. 1 overall, but was ultimately taken with the sixth pick.

Michael Carter-Williams with the 11th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. Carter-Williams was an early entry candidate for the draft following his sophomore season at Syracuse. Carter-Williams (6-6, 185) averaged 11.8 points, a team-high 7.3 assists, 4.9 rebounds and a team-high 2.8 steals for the Orange this past season en route to earning All-Big East Second Team honors.  His 111 steals set a school record for a single season.

During Syracuse’s run to the Final Four, Carter-Williams had a career-high 24 points against No. 1 seeded Indiana in the Sweet 16.  He tallied 10 double-doubles over the course of the season, including 15 points and a career-high 16 assists vs. Monmouth.