Hooped Up

The rumor mill is churning out speculation that the Rockets have or would entertain conversations about trading Tracy McGrady, but GM Daryl Morey is denying all rumors.

“There have been no trade talks,” Morey said. “None. Nothing.”

But there has been media conversation about the merits of such a thing, leading to rumors, leading to reports. And it is not just the media and Internet chat rooms that have created the buzz.

Morey’s peers picked up on that like everyone else, assumed smoke indicates fire and started gossiping, too.

Houston Chronicle