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Colangelo calls Noel's comments 'understandable'

One would think that 76ers president Bryan Colangelo would be a little disappointed about Nerlens Noel's speaking out against the team's current center situation.

Noel said Sunday night that it "doesn't make any sense" that the Sixers have three starting-caliber centers on the roster -- with the 6-foot-11, 228-pounder along with Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor. Noel also said "something needs to happen" to unclog the logjam.

"It's not disappointing," Colangelo said during Monday's media day. "It's understandable. I think Nerlens actually did a pretty good job sizing up what we have, which is a lot of depth and a lot of talent at that position."

Colangelo corrected Noel by stating that the team has four quality centers, with the fourth one being Richaun Holmes.

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