Here are some assorted quotes from Sixers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo, after he opened his day-after-trade deadline press conference by announcing Ben Simmons is out for the season.
On Nerlens Noel
"Nerlens was obviously a part of something here over the last several years that has become a tough slog through of a lot of losing and unfortunately a lot of things that brought people to a point where it was about moving forward.
"That's where we are today. Nerlens is a player that contributed a lot to the organization in a lot of ways. A respected teammate. We think that in Dallas he's got an opportunity to achieve what he'd like to achieve, which is a starting role and a commensurate contract."
Draft picks involved in Noel trade
"The value of second-round picks is higher with the use of two-way contracts.
"In terms of the first, not dissimilar to what happened with the OKC pick that's due to us. You never know what's going to happen in this league, you never know how it's going to turn out.
"We're realists, we talk about the true value of the pick as two seconds."
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Why not a better return for Noel?
"The market dictates what's there. And interestingly given our situation with multip;le talented bigs, I think its pretty safe to say that people view us as a place to come if they're looking for a big.
"Several bigs were out there and available.
"Trade went down early, Nurkic going to Portland. There was some conversation obviously with Jahlil early, some advanced discussions.
"The situation with Nerlens, him being a RFA certainly affected how people approached that type of player.
"It was more or less the case that concern with how that contract might look in the future was a concern and (caused) apprehension."
Regret how you handled Joel Embiid's injury status?
"I regret saying day to day when it should have been out indefinitely.
"It was a mistake to put out day to day. It won't happen again.
"Two to three weeks may have been mentioned as a possibility, but to say that publicly might not have been the best thing at the time because I was also told sometimes it's 4 to 6 weeks for a bone bruise to resolve itself.
"Sometimes, taking it a step further, sometimes a bone bruise may stay on a scan for 6 to 8 weeks."
Market for Okafor?
Because Okafor is on a rookie contract with two years left, Colangelo said the market for him was "more broad" and more conducive to a trade, but the right offer did not materialize.
Colangelo said talks could be revisited in the offseason.
Adding Justin Anderson in Noel deal
"Justin Anderson is a young wing that we think is going to add something to this team in the way of a defensive-minded approach, talent, athleticism.
"We like to describe him as someone who's got that edge. ... Philly fans are gonna love Justin's approach to the game.
"We're excited. He adds something to the mix that we're excited to have."
