Nerlens Noel was long considered a probable first overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers, but instead fell all the way to the New Orleans Pelicans' at No. 6. The Pelicans will trade the draft rights to Noel to the Philadelphia 76ers.

The difference in the rookie salary scale between being the first overall pick and the sixth is immense.

Anthony Bennett will earn $4,436,900 in his rookie season with the Cavaliers, while Noel will earn $2,643,600.

Over the first three seasons of his contract, the difference between the two combined earnings will be $5,622,100.

Nerlens Noel was projected by many to be the No. 1 overall pick, but slipped all the way to No. 6 after Anthony Bennett, Victor Oladipo, Otto Porter, Cody Zeller and Alex Len were chosen before him.

When asked about the five teams who passed him, Noel admitted he felt overlooked.

"I'm going to make them pay," he said.

Noel heads into his rookie season with the knowledge of what he needs to improve.

"I want to work on my mid-range jumper and become a more polished player offensively," he said.

A report from the New York Daily News indicated that Brett Brown had accepted the head coaching job of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Brown has been an assistant coach with the San Antonio Sours for the past seven seasons.

Sources tell Dan McCarney of the the San Antonio Express-News that Brown has not even interviewed for the job.

The 2013 NBA Draft immediately delivered shock with the Cleveland Cavaliers' selection of Anthony Bennett. The Cavaliers were expected to pick between Nerlens Noel and Alex Len.

First Round
1. Cleveland Cavaliers: Anthony Bennett
2. Orlando Magic: Victor Oladipo
3. Washington Wizards: Otto Porter
4. Charlotte Bobcats: Cody Zeller
5. Phoenix Suns: Alex Len
6. New Orleans Pelicans (for 76ers): Nerlens Noel
7. Sacramento Kings: Ben McLemore
8. Detroit Pistons: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
9. Minnesota Timberwolves (for Jazz): Trey Burke
10. Portland Trail Blazers: C.J. McCollum 
11. Philadelphia 76ers: Michael Carter-Williams
12. Oklahoma City Thunder: Steven Adams
13. Dallas Mavericks (for Celtics): Kelly Olynyk  
14. Utah Jazz (for Wolves): Shabazz Muhammad
15. Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Adektokunbo 
16. Atlanta Hawks: Lucas Nogueira
17. Atlanta Hawks: Dennis Schroeder 
18. Atlanta Hawks (for Mavericks): Shane Larkin 
19. Cleveland Cavaliers: Sergey Karasev 
20. Chicago Bulls: Tony Snell 
21. Minnesota Timberwolves: Gorgui Dieng
22. Brooklyn Nets: Mason Plumlee
23. Indiana Pacers: Solomon Hill 
24. New York Knicks: Tim Hardaway Jr.
25. Los Angeles Clippers: Reggie Bullock
26. Minnesota Timberwolves (for Thunder): Andre Roberson
27. Denver Nuggets (for Jazz): Rudy Gobert
28. San Antonio Spurs: Livio Jean-Charles
29. Oklahoma City Thunder (for Suns): Archie Goodwin
30. Phoenix Suns (for Warriors): Nemanja Nedovic

Second Round
31. Cleveland Cavaliers: Allen Crabbe
32. Oklahoma City Thunder: Alex Abrines
33. Cleveland Cavaliers: Carrick Felix
34. Houston Rockets: Isaiah Canaan
35. Washington Wizards: Glen Rice 
36. Sacramento Kings: Ray McCallum
37. Detroit Pistons: Tony Mitchell
38. Philadelphia 76ers: Nate Wolters 
39. Portland Trail Blazers: Jeff Withey
40. Portland Trail Blazers: Grant Jerrett
41. Memphis Grizzlies: Jamaal Franklin
42. Philadelphia 76ers: Pierre Jackson
43. Milwaukee Bucks: Ricky Ledo
44. Atlanta Hawks: Mike Muscala
45. Portland Trail Blazers: Marko Todorovic
46. Utah Jazz: Erick Green
47. Atlanta Hawks: Raul Neto
48. Los Angeles Lakers: Ryan Kelly
49. Chicago Bulls: Erik Murphy
50. Miami Heat: James Ennis
51. Orlando Magic: Romero Osby
52. Minnesota Timberwolves: Lorenzo Brown
53. Boston Celtics: Colton Iverson
54. Washington Wizards: Arsalan Kazemi
55. Memphis Grizzlies: Joffrey Lauvergne
56. Detroit Pistons: Peyton Siva
57. Phoenix Suns: Alex Oriakhi
58. San Antonio Spurs: Deshaun Thomas
59. Minnesota Timberwolves: Bojan Dubljevic
60. Memphis Grizzlies: Janis Timma 

The New Orleans Pelicans will acquire Jrue Holiday from the Philadelphia 76ers for Nerlens Noel and a 2014 first round pick. The first round pick will be top-5 protected.

Holiday signed an extension with the 76ers before last season.

The 76ers will also send the 42nd overall pick to the Pelicans.

Andrew Bynum is ready to resume basketball workouts next week.

Bynum's agent, David Lee, told the Associated Press on Monday that there's "not a concern in the world" that Bynum will be ready for training camp.

The Philadelphia 76ers have not held any discussions with Bynum's agent.

Bynum will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason after missing the entire 12-13 NBA season.

The Philadelphia 76ers have received permission to interview Brett Brown for their head coach vacancy, according to sources.

Brown met with the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.

Brown has been an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs for the past seven seasons.

The Denver Nuggets had serious discussions with Tony DiLeo about their vacant general manager post, according to a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

DiLeo worked for the Philadelphia 76ers for more than two decades and previously served as the team's general manager.

DiLeo was a finalist for Portland’s general manager vacancy last summer.

The Philadelphia 76ers are interested in speaking with Melvin Hunt about their head coaching vacancy.

Hunt was on George Karl's staff with the Denver Nuggets and is a candidate to become their head coach.

The 76ers have not yet asked permission to interview Hunt.

Hunt interviewed with Sam Hinkie for a position as associate head coach with the Houston Rockets three years ago.

Hunt was believed to be the top aide on Karl's staff.

Sam Hinkie probably won't name a coach until after the NBA draft, according to two sources with knowledge of the Philadelphia 76ers plans.

One source said Hinkie believes that the coach "is secondary in the process because [Hinkie] will have an idea of what type of players" the Sixers will need to select.

The source also said Hinkie would be interested in a “younger coach" who could grow with a relatively young team.