Tanking Perfected: Sixers Letting Nerlens Noel and Joel Embiid Draw Up Plays

76ers have Nerlens Noel and Joel Embiid calling plays in the last game of the season because, hell, why not?

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The Philadelphia 76ers currently have the third-worst record in the league at 18-63, so how will they possibly benefit from getting a win over the Miami Heat tonight? They won't and head coach Brett Brown is trying ensure another loss by getting Joel Embiid and Nerlens Noel to call the team's plays during timeouts. This isn't a joke. This is tanking at its finest.  

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Brett Brown has let Joel Embiid and Nerlens Noel run huddles for the #sixers during timeouts so far tonight.

— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) April 16, 2015

Here's Coach Noel in action. 

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Guys NERLENS IS DRAWING UP A PLAY pic.twitter.com/R3J6W4HtQR

— NBAs The Slap (@NBCsTheSlap) April 16, 2015

Embiid hasn't played a single minute in the league and Noel is playing his first full season this year, but these are the guys drawing up plays? Clearly, no one tanks quite like the Sixers. 

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[via Sheil Kapadia, @jimadair3@DerekBodnerNBA]

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