Bryan Colangelo
Bryan Colangelo
Bryan Sam Colangelo is the president of basketball operations and general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. He previously held the same positions for the Toronto Raptors, and also served as general manager of the Phoenix Suns. He is the son of Phoenix sports mogul, Jerry Colangelo. He graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor of science degree in business management and applied economics. He was the 2005 and 2007 recipient of the NBA Executive of the Year...
basketball coach coming facilities financial gave great involved process program receptive stepped terms turned
Tucson and the U of A and (men's basketball head) coach (Lute) Olson and the basketball program really stepped up and gave us everything we needed, ... (Olson) just was involved in the process of discussions about facilities and what it would take. Obviously, there were some financial terms to the deal, and they were receptive to us coming down. It just turned out to be a great scenario.
news
It's not the news we wanted to hear,
adds depth eddie key
Eddie adds that much more to the depth of our bench, ... His versatility is another key for us.
conclusion continue correct evaluate extent hopeful injury necessary obviously opinions options rush seek soon
Everyone is hopeful that we come to a conclusion soon but obviously you don't want to rush into anything, ... You seek as many opinions as necessary before making a determination. We continue to evaluate the extent of the injury and the options to correct it.
bet safe voted
It's a pretty safe bet that I voted for him.
familiar good happy team
It's good to see familiar faces. I'm happy that the team is doing well.
awful bother case gone great keeping respond roll says sleeves team
It says an awful lot about the individuals involved, ... To respond the way they have. To not let it bother you, to roll up your sleeves and go to work. They've gone out and made a case for keeping the team together. It's a great story.
believe city common couple gone grown hopefully improvement interest last ownership relationship renewed robert seems team thread university
With the improvement of our team over the last couple of years, hopefully there's renewed interest in this market, ... I believe that there's also a common thread now with ownership being Robert Sarver, (his) having grown up here and having gone to the university. It seems to make a lot of sense that the organization has a relationship not only with the university but the city of Tucson.
summer running clearing-out
The Suns, meanwhile, appeared to be hoisting a white flag over the Arizona desert. With a 12-22 record at the time, they were clearing out big contracts for salary-cap relief and a chance to start over again the following summer. We are taking a step backward in the immediate run, .. But we're certainly looking forward to the future.
team makeup organization
People speculated that signing Raja was an insurance policy. That is not the case. We signed Raja Bell because we thought we were greatly improving our team, the makeup of the organization.
people guy looks
This pick is going to be one where people look back and say that was the right guy.
action allow chris course heal injury necessary practical return safest time
We are disappointed that Chris will not be able to return this season, but this is the safest and most practical course of action to allow the time necessary for his injury to heal properly.
depth met news serve
That's not the news we wanted to hear, ... It wasn't met well. Obviously, you go forward. We feel the depth of our roster will serve us well.
affect
This is not something that should affect him long-term.