76ers' Nerlens Noel: Heading back to bench role Monday

Noel will head back to the bench for Monday's game against the Pistons, Molly Sullivan of CSN Philadelphia reports.

Analysis:

Noel was thrust into the starting five in Saturday's loss to the Heat with both Joel Embiid (knee) and Jahlil Okafor (knee) out, but wasn't able to take advantage of a full workload, putting up seven points (2-6 FG, 3-4 FT), seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in 20 minutes. Though Embiid remains out Monday, Okafor is available and will reclaim a spot on the top unit, pushing Noel back to the bench. Okafor and Noel both figure to split the minutes in a relatively even manner, however, putting a cap on the DFS ceiling for both players.