"Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said it's not fair to say the organization gave up on second-year guard Xavier Henry too soon.

The Grizzlies' immediate needs just became far more important than developing Henry, who went to New Orleans Jan. 4 in a three-team deal that landed Marreese Speights in Memphis.

"Really, (Henry) wasn't a guy I wanted to give up," Hollins said."