Sixers' Okafor, Noel to sit vs. Heat

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without their starting frontcourt when they face the Miami Heat on Friday night.

Nerlens Noel (knee) and Jahlil Okafor (shin) will both sit, as the Sixers go for their ninth win of the season.

Okafor is averaging 17.5 points and seven rebounds, while shooting 50.8 percent from the floor in his debut season. Noel is averaging 10.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 1.5 blocks in 2015-16.

Faced with a thin frontcourt, newly signed power forward Christian Wood and 16-year NBA veteran Elton Brand could see some action tonight, head coach Brett Brown announced.