16 Quotes by Leslie Alexander

When you're a GM ? or a personnel manager or assistant GM ? you're already in the basketball world. Which isn't the world of dealing, of business, of thinking how this fits with that. I wanted knowledge that went to another level. I wanted a statistical side other people don't have.

CD is the top guy for the next year. He's the boss.

CD is going to be with the organization for a long time. He will be a great adviser. He will remain an integral part of what we do.

I love Dennis. I want Dennis long-term. I love what Dennis does.

I think he could become one of greatest players in the history of the game.

We believe things grow best where they are meant to grow.

We try to be good citizens in the NBA. The league thought we weren't good citizens, so we have to abide with what they ruled. The league thinks if one team does it, everybody is going to do it, and it would set a precedent by letting everybody go there and get benefits above and beyond what the collective bargaining agreement calls for. I don't agree or disagree. That's what the league is ruling, and I'm going to abide by it.

This is as important as anything I've done as an owner.

This is an exciting time for the Rockets. Yao is going to be a part of the Rockets for a long time. I feel he'll become one of the great players in NBA history. He's got the size, intelligence, youth, and quickness to be a phenomenal, forceful player in the league.