10-28-2020, 03:56 PM
"I can’t emphasize this enough, for those who were on the outside: Houston was the most aggressive team in the league as far as calling about trade possibilities. We only executed one trade with the Rockets in my seven years with the Grizzlies, largely because as contenders in the same division we were after a lot of the same players.
Nonetheless, we were on the phone with them as much as anyone. As an exec on the opposing side, I always received from them an idea of what was possible — who might be movable, what they wanted, what assets were in play, etc. You can’t win if you don’t play, as the saying goes. Houston, more than any other team in the league, was always willing to play."
Hollinger in The Athletic
Nonetheless, we were on the phone with them as much as anyone. As an exec on the opposing side, I always received from them an idea of what was possible — who might be movable, what they wanted, what assets were in play, etc. You can’t win if you don’t play, as the saying goes. Houston, more than any other team in the league, was always willing to play."
Hollinger in The Athletic