Nerlens Noel met with Brett Brown on Saturday about his lack of playing time.

Noel complained publicly to the media on Friday after playing just eight minutes.

"You might get emotional sometimes, and I'm human and I want to play basketball at the highest level," Noel said. "Now moving forward, it's taking it day by day and keep improving."

Friday's game marked the first time this season the Philadelphia 76ers had Noel, Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor available for the same game.

"I think I'm too good to be playing eight minutes," Noel said Friday night. "That's crazy. Need to figure this s--- out."

Brown understands Noel's frustration and hopes Saturday's meeting will help them get on the same page.

"He's highly competitive; he's in a very unusual situation," Brown told reporters Saturday. "The fact that it came out as soon as it did caught me off guard. We've discussed it, and I'll be surprised if everybody's not seeing how we all need to handle this better going forward."