You should know that a sixth-man, plus a first-round pick, and a young player, were traded for him with only half a year left on his contract.
The Grizzlies wouldn't have paid such a high price to have him come off the bench, especially since Sam Young was only filling in temporarily due to Guy's injury.
However, this arrangement was bound to displeased two people.
One was naturally Young, who did nothing yet lost his starting spot;
The other was Tony Allen, who had trained hard alongside Hansen, only to realize there was no chance for him.
This was just like the workplace: a parachuted placement is the greatest hit to one's enthusiasm.
After the scrimmage between the starters and the reserves was over, Hansen went to the sidelines to rest, and he noticed that at some point Battier had joined Hollins and they had a long conversation, which seemed to have persuaded Hollins in the end.
