The 76ers moved on from the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft on Thursday when they traded Markelle Fultz to the Magic.

Fultz had a tumultuous time in Philadelphia where he dealt with a hitch in his jump shot, a couple of injuries and a fair amount of underachievement.

Despite a lot of the negativity surrounding Fultz, coach Brett Brown seemingly never said a bad thing about the young player and said he felt sad when he learned he was traded.

"I'd be lying if I didn't (say I felt) sad," he told reporters Friday, via the Philadelphia Inquirer. "And it was two emotions I felt, sad personally, selfishly I suppose that I never really felt like I got a chance to coach him. I never really felt like the city got a chance to see him. I felt sad for that.

"And I was pleased for him that, you know, he had a new start, he had a fresh start, another opportunity."

#Sixers coach Brett Brown on the @MarkelleF trade to the #OrlandoMagic. pic.twitter.com/G2MngMixWg

— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) February 8, 2019

Fultz has been out since Nov. 19 and was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome in mid-December. He’s averaging 8.2 points and 3.1 assists in 19 appearances in 2018-19.

The 76ers acquired Jonathan Simmons in the deal for Fultz along with a couple of draft picks and now have one of the more formidable lineups in the Eastern Conference.