Danny Ferry Quotations

If Hughes came back now, he could do damage to the bone, which hasn't healed properly.

He's been in a very challenging situation for the last 15 months. I think he's handled it as well as you possible can. I think he's shown he's made of good stuff. No matter what happens the rest of this year, how he's handled the last 15 months is something I will always be proud of and he should be, too.

We needed to add more scoring and athleticism on the wing, especially coming off the bench. With Flip, that's his strength. He'll be able to come in and create baskets for himself.

I believe that this is a playoff team. The guys in the locker room expect that as well.

We were not ever close to trading Drew Gooden. He's been very valuable to us this year.

His ability to play and defend different positions, I think, is going to be of great value. He's 26 years old and his best years are ahead of him.

We wanted to make sure, check every box and make sure he was healthy. It was getting worse instead of better.

It's been a successful free agency period. Each guy brings us something different and should help us be competitive. We're trying to build a team-first attitude. I think these guys will all play that way.

He wanted to play the rest of this season with a broken finger. The doctors said no, that they wanted this taken care of.

He could possibly be back and participate in the post-season.