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Nerlens Noel signs with Kings; 4 former 'Cats now in Sacramento

Go ahead and place an order for those Sacramento Kings jerseys, BBN. Kentucky’s favorite NBA team just added another former Wildcat.

On Tuesday afternoon, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that free agent center Nerlens Noel has agreed to a one-year contract with Sacramento worth $3.1 million. Noel, who played at Kentucky for one season in 2012-13 before going No. 6 overall in the 2013 NBA Draft, will join a Kings roster that already features three one-time ‘Cats in De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk, and Trey Lyles.