Markieff Morris wants out of Phoenix, fit for the Pistons?
Markieff Morris wasn’t happy when his brother, Marcus Morris, was traded to the Detroit Pistons earlier this offseason.
He’s so unhappy with the Suns organization that he’s gone public, demanding that he wants out.
Morris via Keith Pompey, the Philadelphia Inquirer:
"“One thing for sure, I am not going to be there,” Morris said Tuesday after a morning workout at Competitive Edge Sports in King of Prussia.“If you want to put that out there, you can put that out. ” he added. “I don’t give a [freak]. I am not going to be there at all. That’s just what it is.”"
With Morris wanting out of Phoenix, should the Pistons consider making a move to pair him with his brother?
Markieff Morris is widely viewed as the more talented Morris twin and his contract is very team friendly at four years $32 million. But it’s not just about basketball with him, or his brother Marcus for that matter.
The twins have an ugly felony charge looming over their heads and both have had nasty altercations on the court too.
Markieff Morris had an altercation with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope last season claiming that Caldwell-Pope “doesn’t have any heart” in regards to missing a potential game winning shot, and Marcus Morris had a verbal altercation with his own coach, Jeff Hornacek, back in Phoenix.
Incidents like this can always be put in the past, but there have also been questions about the fit on the court with both.
I initially didn’t like adding Morris, because I thought he’d be a bad influence on the locker room, but everyone deserves a second chance. It’s almost impossible to predict how personalities will mesh in the locker room too looking from the outside in.
I wouldn’t be opposed to adding Markieff on a cheap trade, similar to the the deal the Pistons got for Marcus, but I don’t think that would be feasible.
What assets would the Pistons have that they would be willing to give up for Markieff? Maybe, Ersan Ilyasova, but he is a great fit with Andre Drummond and he has an excellent, team-friendly contract–maybe even more team friendly than Markieff’s.
I suppose the two teams could come to a trade if Phoenix was willing to dump him for virtually nothing, but it’s more likely Markieff ends up somewhere else if he ends up being traded.
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