'Lorenzen Wright walked into the lobby of FedExForum, donated $10,000 to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, and addressed the one lingering question in the Grizzlies' offseason.

"I'm going to be here," he said. "I'm focused on playing now."

And all that talk of being traded?

"I met with Jerry West and he told me he didn't want to trade me," he said. "I'm here. In my mind, when the season starts, I'm the starting center." '