<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-76ers-eyeing-marcus-morris-davis-bertans-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: 76ers eyeing Marcus Morris, Davis Bertans late in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NBA-rumors-76ers-eyeing-Marcus-Morris-Davis-Bertans-late-in-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: 76ers eyeing Marcus Morris, Davis Bertans late in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-02T08:45:55-07:00">August 2nd, 8:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-02T08:51:31-07:00">August 2nd, 8:51am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the NBA offseason began, the Philadelphia 76ers did not have many players on their active roster due to contracts expiring. In fact, Joel Embiid was one of the only players under contract. Even after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-philly-agree-contract-extension">re-signing Tyrese Maxey</a> and bringing in several key free agents in order to make a legitimate championship push in the Eastern Conference, the Sixers still have some open roster spots to fill. Could Marcus Morris Sr. and Davis Bertans be the answers for Philadelphia to round out their roster late in free agency?</p><p>As things currently stand, a total of 13 players are under contract with the 76ers. Of these 13 players, Ricky Council IV is the only one with non-guaranteed clauses on his deal for the 2024-25 season, as his contract will be fully guaranteed in January. This leaves two open roster spots that could potentially be filled by Morris and Bertans.</p><p>The 76ers could really use some extra depth at the power forward position, which is why both players make sense. In fact, the Sixers <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-marcus-morris-dvis-bertns-nba-free-agency-cleveland-cavaliers-20240801.html?utm_source=t.co&amp;utm_campaign=edit_social_share_twitter_traffic&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=&amp;int_promo=" rel="noopener">hold interest</a> in Morris and Bertans, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer.</p><p>After being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-charlotte-makes-final-decision-on-veteran-sharpshooter">waived by the Charlotte Hornets</a> earlier this offseason, Bertans has yet to receive serious interest from teams around the NBA in free agency. However, he has shot 39.6 percent from three-point range for his career and can be an elite weapon for a playoff-contending team to have on their bench. If Bertans were to join the 76ers, the 31-year-old would be used as a catch-and-shoot specialist coming off screens on the perimeter.</p><p>Morris is a more complete player than Bertans, as his all-around offensive repertoire makes him one of the better free agents remaining. The 14th overall pick from 2011 has 13 years of experience under his belt, and he recently played for the Sixers during the 2023-24 season before finishing the year with the Cleveland Cavaliers. As Pompey notes, Morris has drawn interest from the 76ers, Cavs, Hornets, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, New Orleans Pelicans, and Minnesota Timberwolves. The Dallas Mavericks also showed interest in the veteran forward before they filled out their roster with other names in free agency.</p><p>No matter who the 76ers pursue to fill their final roster spots before training camp, they are only able to offer a minimum contract as a result of the signings they have already made this summer.</p><h2><b>76ers staying aggressive in NBA free agency</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Tyrese-Maxey-and-Paul-George-at-the-All-Star-Game.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Daryl Morey and the 76ers front office have done their best to flip their roster around into one that has the capability of competing for a title. The Boston Celtics aren’t going anywhere at the top of the conference, which is why a drastic move was needed in Philadelphia.</p><p>That is why the 76ers ultimately pursued and signed nine-time All-Star and six-time All-NBA wing Paul George. Next to Maxey and Embiid, George finally gives the Sixers the other All-Star talent and reliable scoring option that they haven’t had through the years. Known for his two-way play and natural scoring abilities, George is set to take a tremendous amount of pressure off Embiid during the 2024-25 season. George has even gone so far as to claim that he is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-paul-georges-no-ego-pledge-underscores-winning-mentality" rel="noopener">fine taking a backseat to Embiid and Maxey</a>.</p><p>“There’s no ego with me,” George said this summer. “It’s not about shots for me, it’s not about having the ball in my hands the whole game. It’s about winning. I wanna make winning plays. I know over the course of a game when I need to be aggressive, when I need to raise the level. But for me, it’s about winning. That’s all I care about is trying to win, putting everything towards that. And that’s really the conversation we three need to have — myself, Joel and Tyrese.</p><p>“Whatever it takes, let’s go do it, let’s get the job done and then we just relay that to the team.”</p><p>Along with bringing in George, the 76ers also signed Caleb Martin, Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon, and Reggie Jackson this offseason. Kelly Oubre Jr. and Kyle Lowry agreed to return to Philadelphia on new contracts.</p><p>Whether or not Morris or Bertans join the new contingent in Philadelphia, this team is primed to go for it all during the 2024-25 NBA season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: 76ers eyeing Marcus Morris, Davis Bertans late in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-76ers-cavs-mavericks-multiple-teams-interested-marcus-morris');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: 76ers, Cavs, Mavericks among multiple teams interested in Marcus Morris');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/76ers-Cavs-Mavericks-among-multiple-teams-interested-in-Marcus-Morris.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: 76ers, Cavs, Mavericks among multiple teams interested in Marcus Morris</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-03T17:56:24-07:00">July 3rd, 5:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-03T17:56:24-07:00">July 3rd, 5:56pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson is ClutchPoints' Portland Trail Blazers reporter and also serves as an Associate Editor. He has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers have had a big offseason so far and are now looking to fill in the gaps with role players after signing Paul George to a max contract.</p><p>Among the players that the team is rumored to be <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-nba-free-agency-marcus-morris-20240703.html" rel="noopener">interested in</a>, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, is former 76ers power forward Marcus Morris.</p><p>“Could Marcus Morris Sr. be in line to return to his hometown 76ers? The Sixers have interest in signing the power forward to a free-agency deal, according to multiple sources. The Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves have also expressed some level of interest, according to a source.”</p><p>From the sounds of it, 76ers will have ample competition for the veteran’s services. While the Pistons and Hornets can offer playing time, the Cavs, Mavs, Heat, Wolves, and 76ers are all expected to be in playoff contention next season.</p><p>“I’ve been in the league for 13 seasons,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-marcus-morris-impact-will-shape-cleveland-playoff-run">Morris said</a> in November. “I’ve always been a professional, always been a leader, and just helping young guys in any way, any capacity I can, using my voice. I have a high IQ. I’ve been around a lot of great coaches, played for a lot of great coaches, a lot of great teams so, just being myself man.”</p><p>Morris was acquired by the Sixers in Nov. 2023 as part of the return from the Los Angeles Clippers for James Harden. The following February, he was dealt to the San Antonio Spurs as part of the 3-team Buddy Hield deal.</p><p>Morris has averaged 16.2 points and 6.0 rebounds for the 76ers, Rockets, Suns, Pistons, Celtics, Knicks, Clippers, and Cavs in his 14-year career.</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris had playoff-team demand after Spurs buyout last season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Marcus-Morris.jpg"><figcaption>© Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>San Antonio acquired Morris in early February from a three-team deal that sent Doug McDermott to the Indiana Pacers and Buddy Hield to the Philadelphia 76ers. Morris did not make his debut for the Spurs, as he understandably wanted to go to a contending team.</p><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-marcus-morris-free-to-join-playoff-contender-after-contract-buyout">agreeing to a contract buyout</a> with the Spurs, the Cavs added Marcus Morris. to fill their 15th and final roster spot. Several other teams were reportedly interested in acquiring Morris, including the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>Morris fills a specific need for the Cavs as a bigger, stronger forward. Although he wasn’t a regular member of Cleveland’s rotation most nights, especially when the playoffs began, he did give Cleveland even more depth at a position of need. Morris can still contribute as a solid two-way player who can shoot lights out from the three-point line if his number is called. He shot 40 percent from beyond the arc last season, and then went 6-9 from the 3-point line in the playoffs for the Cavs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: 76ers, Cavs, Mavericks among multiple teams interested in Marcus Morris

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/marcus-morris-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Morris’ net worth in 2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Marcus-Morris-net-worth-in-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Marcus Morris’ net worth in 2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-25T12:44:16-07:00">May 25th, 12:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-25T12:44:16-07:00">May 25th, 12:44pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spencersee10" rel="facebook">Spencer See</a>Spencer See is a part-time writer at ClutchPoints focusing on the NBA, evergreen content and celebrity lifestyle. He is also a lifelong fan of LeBron James. In his free time, he either goes fishing or watches basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Marcus Morris’ net worth in 2024 is $18 million. Morris is a veteran forward who is currently a free agent that most recently played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Let’s take a closer look at Marcus Morris’ net worth in 2024.</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris’ net worth in 2024 (estimate): $18 million</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Marcus-Morris-net-worth-in-2024-1.jpg"></figure><p><a href="https://networthgain.com/marcus-morris-net-worth/#google_vignette" rel="noopener">Marcus Morris’ net worth</a> in 2024 is $18 million. This is according to reputable outlets such as Net Worth Gain.</p><p>Marcus Morris was born on Sept. 2, 1989, in Philadelphia. He attended The Preparatory Charter School before transferring to APEX Academy.</p><p>After graduating from high school, Morris received offers from two college basketball programs, Villanova and Kansas, according to <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/43695/marcus-morris" rel="noopener">ESPN</a>. Morris eventually committed to Kansas.</p><p>Morris played for three seasons with the Kansas Jayhawks, where he also majored in American Studies. In a Jayhawks uniform, Morris averaged 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. In his final year, Morris was named to the First Team All-Big 12 and a Consensus Second Team All-American, and furthermore, he was also crowned Big 12 Player of the Year.</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris is drafted by the Rockets</b></h2><p>After three seasons with the Kansas Jayhawks, Morris decided to forego his final year of eligibility by declaring for the 2011 NBA Draft. On draft night, the Houston Rockets selected Morris in the first round with the 14th overall pick.</p><p>It’s worth noting that the Rockets selected Morris just one pick after the Phoenix Suns selected his twin brother. The Morris brothers became one of the few twins to taken in the same draft, according to <a href="https://en.as.com/nba/amen-and-asuar-thompson-how-many-times-have-twins-been-selected-in-the-same-nba-draft-n/" rel="noopener">reports</a>.</p><p>Shortly after the draft, Morris signed a two-year rookie deal with the Houston Rockets worth $3.73 million, according to <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/marcus-morris-sr-8065/transactions/" rel="noopener">Spotrac</a>. In his rookie season, Morris averaged only 2.4 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 0.2 assists per game while shooting 30 percent from the field overall. He only saw action in 17 games.</p><p>During his NBA rookie season, the Rockets also assigned Morris to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the NBA G-League affiliate team of the Houston Rockets. In 11 games, Morris put up 20.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game while shooting 46 percent from the field overall.</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris is traded to the Suns</b></h2><p>After just one season in a Houston uniform, the Rockets traded Morris to the Phoenix Suns in a deal that included former lottery draft pick Thomas Robinson.</p><p>The move reunited Morris with his twin brother for the first time in the NBA, since their days at Kansas. In the 2013-14 season, Morris improved his numbers to 9.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.</p><p>Fresh from a respectable season, the Phoenix Suns rewarded Morris with a four-year contract extension worth $20 million, according to a <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2014/09/29/suns-sign-marcus-markieff-morris-contract-extensions/16420367/" rel="noopener">report</a> by azcentral. Coming off a new contract extension, the 6-foot-8 forward broke out with averages of 10.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris is traded to the Pistons</b></h2><p>But despite a solid 2014-15 season, it was the last time everyone saw Morris in a Phoenix uniform. The Suns traded the Kansas alum to the Detroit Pistons along with Reggie Bullock and Danny Granger for a second-round draft pick.</p><p>Morris spent two seasons with the Pistons. In a Pistons uniform, he averaged 14.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris is traded to the Celtics</b></h2><p>After two seasons with Detroit, Morris was on the move once again. The Pistons traded him to the Boston Celtics in return for Avery Bradley and a second-round draft pick.</p><p>In a pair of seasons with the Celtics, Morris registered 13.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris signs with the Knicks</b></h2><p>With Morris’ contract expired, the Celtics decided to renounce their free-agent exception rights over the 6-foot-8 forward to allow him to become a free agent. The former Kansas Jayhawk opted to take his talents to New York by signing a one-year deal worth $15 million with the Knicks.</p><p>However, it was only a brief stint with the Knicks. In just 43 games, Morris averaged a career-best 19.6 points to go along with 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris is traded to the Clippers</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8PJhDslzE1/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8PJhDslzE1/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Statline – Basketball News (@statline)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Midway through the 2019-20 season, Morris was a part of a three-team trade involving the Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, and the Washington Wizards. In a deal that featured All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas, Morris landed in Los Angeles.</p><p>Joining a legitimate playoff contender, Morris averaged 10.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. He helped the Clippers make an appearance in the postseason before the Denver Nuggets eliminated them in the Western Conference semifinals.</p><p>With Morris proving to be a vital piece thanks to his two-way play, the Clippers retained his services by signing him to a four-year contract extension worth $64 million, as per <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2020/11/21/marcus-morris-four-year-contract-los-angeles-clippers" rel="noopener">reports</a>.</p><p>As part of the Clippers, Morris served as the team’s starting power forward. He averaged in double figures during the remaining seasons of his tenure in Los Angeles while also helping the team become a playoff fixture.</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris is traded to the 76ers</b></h2><p>After productive seasons with Los Angeles, the Clippers traded Morris to the Philadelphia 76ers in a deal headlined by former NBA MVP James Harden. In 37 games with the Sixers, Morris averaged 6.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game.</p><p>Midway through the 2023-24 season, Morris was once again part of a three-team trade. This time around, he ended up with the rebuilding San Antonio Spurs. However, Morris never played with the Spurs, and they eventually bought him out.</p><p>The Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-marcus-morris-impact-will-shape-cleveland-playoff-run">Cavaliers then signed Morris</a> to help them in their playoff push. He played 12 games with the Cavs and averaged 13.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game to finish the regular season. Morris earned rotation minutes in the playoffs with the Cavs and averaged 14.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 10 games.</p><p>After Cleveland held off the Orlando Magic in seven games, the Cavs fell to the No. 1 overall seed Boston Celtics in five games. In Game 5 with star Donovan Mitchell out with an injury, Morris provided a spark off the bench with 25 points, including going 5-of-6 on 3-pointers.</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris’ endorsement deals</b></h2><p>Given Morris’ popularity in the NBA, it isn’t surprising that major brands want to partner with the 6-8 forward. In the past, he and his brother signed with notable sports brand AND1 on a three-year <a href="https://www.slamonline.com/kicks/kicks-morris-twins-sign-and-1-endorsement-deal/" rel="noopener">contract</a>. Furthermore, according to <a href="https://www.osdbsports.com/nba/players/marcus-morris-sr/endorsements/4d7cb358-0fec-482f-9f57-92c39e8bf214" rel="noopener">sources</a>, Morris also has endorsement deals with Coco 5 Water and Goalsetter.</p><p>Nevertheless, were you at all stunned by Marcus Morris’ net worth in 2024?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Morris’ net worth in 2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-marcus-morris-disconnect-admission-jb-bickerstaff-firing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Morris drops ‘disconnect’ admission after Cavs’ JB Bickerstaff firing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cavs-news-Marcus-Morris-drops-disconnect-admission-after-JB-Bickerstaff-firing-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Marcus Morris drops ‘disconnect’ admission after Cavs’ JB Bickerstaff firing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-24T11:11:44-07:00">May 24th, 11:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-24T11:11:44-07:00">May 24th, 11:11am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. He can also be found three to five times weekly on Locked On Cavs, a part of the Locked On Podcast Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the season the Cleveland Cavaliers went through <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-trade-conversations-offseason-playoff-loss-celtics">finally ended</a>, fallout was bound to follow. Anonymous sources, players, coaches, and personnel are happy to share what was wrong after everything happened. But, sometimes, players like Cavs veteran Marcus Morris Sr. are willing to be a bit more transparent and say what they feel needs to be said with their chest.</p><p>During an appearance on <i>Run It Back</i>, Morris was asked by Chandler Parsons if he saw any disconnect between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reasons-cavs-fired-jb-bickerstaff-despite-winning-playoff-series">then-Cleveland head coach</a> J.B. Bickerstaff and the players after joining the team late in the season. Instead of brushing off Parsons’ question, Morris provided <a href="https://x.com/RunItBackFDTV/status/1794014139897335923" rel="noopener">some insight</a> into the situation between Bickerstaff and the team.</p><p>“Honestly, yeah, I kind of seen it,” Morris said. “Sorry to say it. He’s been around there for a while; sometimes, time is just a little bit too long. I think he had the locker room; I think his time just ran out. Good dude on and off the court.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/ChandlerParsons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChandlerParsons</a>: "Did you see any situation where there was a disconnect in the locker room?"<a href="https://twitter.com/MookMorris2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MookMorris2</a>: "Honestly yeah, I kind of seen it, sorry to say it…I think [J. B. Bickerstaff's] time just ran out." <a href="https://t.co/SH1f85DxsQ">pic.twitter.com/SH1f85DxsQ</a></p><p>— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV/status/1794014139897335923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Marcus Morris Sr. drops a J.B. Bickerstaff bombshell</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Morris-Drives-At-Hauser.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-marcus-morris-impact-will-shape-cleveland-playoff-run">Cavs signed Morris</a> in March. He appeared in 12 regular-season games, averaging 5.8 points and 2.1 rebounds in 15.0 minutes per contest. He also averaged 6.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in nine postseason games with Cleveland. This also isn’t the first time he has voiced his issues with Bickerstaff’s game planning. All throughout Cleveland’s playoff run, Morris had expressed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Jhyfeo1og" rel="noopener">frustration</a> on multiple occasions over not getting consistent minutes in the playoffs.</p><p>“It was funny — the first four games, I was like, ‘Damn, am I even going to play in the playoffs?’” Morris said after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/darius-garland-dazzles-cavs-game-5-win-over-magic">Cleveland’s Game 5 win</a> over the Orlando Magic.</p><p>In that Game 5 win, Morris gave the Cavs a spark against a Magic team that was frustrating them all series long. Morris played 26 minutes off the bench, chipping in 12 points and 3 rebounds in his 70th career playoff game. But, despite him being a spark, Morris eventually saw his minutes in flux with Bickerstaff and the Cavs coaching staff trying everything to win their first-round series against the Magic and prepare for the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.</p><p>But, to be fair to Morris, he wasn’t the only player to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSvxwi3Une4" rel="noopener">seemingly voice his frustration</a> about Bickerstaff’s coaching, especially in the first round against the Magic.</p><p>“You could tell that (Magic coach) Jamahl Mosley did an excellent job planning for this game,” said big man Jarrett Allen after Game 3 in Orlando. “There’s times when I was just in the corner, I stood in the corner last game, but, just overall, you could see tiny differences that accumulate into a lot.</p><p>“We felt like we were a step behind every single thing that they did. Whether there was someone driving to the rim, me standing in the paint, or just rebounding the ball. We were just a little slow.”</p><p>Considering all that, especially with Morris saying that there was a disconnect between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavaliers-news-donovan-mitchells-role-in-j-b-bickerstaff-firing-broken-down">Bickerstaff and the Cavs</a>, it might be best for Cleveland to move on.</p><p>Despite his on-court and tactical flaws, Bickerstaff was the coach who helped build and develop the team into what it is today. But the Cavs cannot afford to become complacent. They are far too talented to settle for haphazard playoff exits. If Bickerstaff had lost the locker room this season and the Cavs decided to bring him back next season, it could’ve spelled disaster. So, after what Morris shared, moving on seems like the correct decision.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Morris drops ‘disconnect’ admission after Cavs’ JB Bickerstaff firing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);   ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-marcus-morris-gets-100-real-on-nick-richards-hit-that-got-him-ejected-vs-hornets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Marcus Morris gets 100% real on Nick Richards hit, ejection');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cavs-Marcus-Morris-gets-100-real-on-Nick-Richards-hit-that-got-him-ejected-vs.-Hornets.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Marcus Morris gets 100% real on Nick Richards hit, ejection</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-25T22:38:33-07:00">March 25th, 10:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-26T11:48:44-07:00">March 26th, 11:48am</time><address><a>Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-look-lifeless-offense-lopsided-loss-heat" rel="noopener">put up their worst effort</a> of the 2023-24 season when they got ripped to shreds by the Miami Heat on Sunday night, 121-84. Thankfully, the Cavs did not have much time to lick their wounds, as the schedule didn’t leave much time for them to dwell on their defeat as they entered the second night of a back-to-back ready to get back to winning ways against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-the-hornets-goal-should-be-for-the-rest-of-the-season">soul-searching Charlotte Hornets</a>.</p><p>On Monday, the Cavs looked like a much different team; they handily took care of business against an overmatched Hornets team, 115-92, and it might have been due to the fire veteran forward Marcus Morris Sr. lit underneath the whole team when he played with much physicality, even warranting an ejection from the officials for a hard foul against Nick Richards.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcus Morris Sr. has been ejected for this flagrant two foul for unnecessary contact on Nick Richards.</p><p>Good or bad call? 🤔<a href="https://t.co/u0RH8eyzrg">pic.twitter.com/u0RH8eyzrg</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1772412561457066023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Nonetheless, the veteran forward whom the Cavs picked up off the buyout market contended that he wasn’t trying to hurt Richards at all. Rather, he was just trying to come in and <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/evan-mobley-scores-17-cavaliers-rebound-embarrassing-loss-108486093" rel="noopener">set the tone</a> defensively.</p><p>“I just wanted to be physical,” Morris said, per Tony Withers of ABC News/AP. “Like I told the player (Richards), I wasn’t trying to hurt him. I’m just trying to set the tone, man. You’re rolling down the paint, catching lobs and we’re trying to stop that type of (stuff).”</p><p>“I wanted to play the game, I didn’t want to get thrown out, but I definitely wanted to put a little lick on him. I was happy the way we responded.”</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris Sr. establishes the standard</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cavs-forward-Marcus-Morris-Sr-24-defends.jpg"></figure><p>With the playoffs beckoning, Marcus Morris Sr. wants the Cavs to know what it would take for them to overcome the obstacles that lie ahead.</p><p>“There’s been a lot of grueling games and I was just wanted to toughen us up. Step in front of it like, listen this is what’s going to be expected moving forward, not just for today. Set the precedent going into the playoffs. We’re not about to have anybody coming in here and doing what they want to do,” Morris added.</p><p>The Cavs are currently shorthanded, although they recently got Evan Mobley back in the lineup. Mobley should help with what Morris wants the Cavs to establish — a gritty defensive identity that would help them avoid the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-jarrett-allen-evan-mobley-show-the-lights-werent-too-bright-in-win-over-warriors">mistakes they made</a> in their first-round playoff exit last season.</p><p>Moving forward, hopefully Morris can do his job for the Cavs as an enforcer without costing his team on the court with some technical free throws or by leaving them one capable rotation player short.</p><h2><b>Cavs bringing out the best in Mook</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cavs-center-Jarrett-Allen-31-guard-Darius-Garland-10-and-guard-Donovan-Mitchell-45-celebrate.jpg"></figure><p>Marcus Morris Sr.’s stock has fallen precipitously in recent years; now 34 years old, Morris has lost a step or two on defense, and the lift on his jumpshot isn’t quite what it used to be. Thus, it wasn’t at all surprising when the Los Angeles Clippers and later on, the Philadelphia 76ers, gave up on him.</p><p>The <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-marcus-morris-contract-details-cleveland-debut-revealed">Cavs then picked him up</a> amid injury woes to their key players, and Morris, at the very least, was a battle-tested veteran who can shoot and provide bit of an edge to the team. Morris appears to be making the most of his new opportunity, earning JB Bickerstaff’s trust with his toughness. It remains to be seen if he can make the playoff rotation, but it wouldn’t be the biggest surprise if he did.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs' Marcus Morris gets 100% real on Nick Richards hit, ejection

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/marcus-morris-sr-strong-cavs-debut-vs-pacers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Morris Sr.’s strong Cavs debut could make him a permanent addition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/marcus-morris-srs-strong-cavs-debut-could-make-him-a-permanent-addition.jpg"></figure><h1>Marcus Morris Sr.’s strong Cavs debut could make him a permanent addition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-19T09:38:05-07:00">March 19th, 9:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-19T09:40:00-07:00">March 19th, 9:40am</time><address><a href="http://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. He can also be found three to five times weekly on Locked On Cavs, a part of the Locked On Podcast Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Whenever an NBA player signs a 10-day contract, the pressure is on to make a lasting first impression. Doing that makes it easier to convince the team you’re auditioning for to keep you long-term. Well, for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-marcus-morris-impact-will-shape-cleveland-playoff-run" rel="noopener">newly-signed Cleveland Cavaliers forward</a> Marcus Morris Sr., who met his new team for the first time the morning before Cleveland faced the Indiana Pacers, things are kicking off in the right direction.</p><p>Morris, getting his first game action in over a month, saw early minutes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reasons-cavs-worried-amid-brutal-stretch-ahead-nba-playoffs" rel="noopener">for the Cavs</a>, entering the game mid-way into the first quarter. Soon after, Morris drilled a three-pointer from the top of the perimeter off an assist from a dishing and driving Caris LeVert. After that, things continued to fall into place whenever Morris was on the floor, and, by the time the final buzzer had sounded, he had finished his Cleveland debut with 14 points on 5-7 shooting and four rebounds in roughly 19 minutes of action.</p><p>“If you know me, it wasn’t really that tough,” Morris said of getting into a rhythm early. “The thing was, [my teammates] did a great job of getting to the paint and breaking down the defense. I just had to make open shots. So, when you are at home, and you’re not doing nothing, the one thing you [are] doing is shooting spot shots.”</p><p>It’s again worth mentioning that Morris had done this only after meeting his teammates that morning during the team’s shootaround. Everything to fall into place naturally, like he had been with the team since training camp, seemed almost too good to be true. For a team like the Cavs, who are thin at power forward <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/team/injuries/_/name/cle/cleveland-cavaliers" rel="noopener">with injuries to</a> Dean Wade (knee) and Evan Mobley (ankle), Morris’s Cleveland debut was a welcome sign, and, based on his first impression, the welcome may last longer than his 10-day deal.</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris Sr.’s Cavs debut earns high praise</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A phenomenal debut last night for Marcus Morris Sr. <a href="https://t.co/W0hP8t8nkV">pic.twitter.com/W0hP8t8nkV</a></p><p>— Mack Perry (@DevaronPerry) <a href="https://twitter.com/DevaronPerry/status/1770104150346383457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“He’s a pro’s pro,” Cavs forward Georges Niang said. “That guy has been doing this for a long time. But for him to come off the couch and make that happen is really impressive, and it was huge for us. We definitely needed that to propel us forward. When you bring in a vet like that who has experience, has played a long time in this league, and has played many roles, it definitely was a huge boost for us.”</p><p>While the 14-year NBA veteran has seen plenty of stops in his career, with Cleveland being the eighth team of his career, he might not have expected to jump onto the stage so quickly. But, since there’s no concrete update on when Wade or Mobley will return to the floor, Morris will have plenty more opportunities to keep building off his first outing with the Cavs. If things continue in this direction, keeping Morris around long-term makes sense, especially since he’s playoff-eligible, which is partially why Morris joined Cleveland.</p><p>“I’m trying to be here for the (playoff) run, and I’m just excited to help the team in any way I can,” Morris said.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-marcus-morris-destinations-after-spurs-buyout" rel="noopener">Morris can give the Cavs an edge</a> on and off the court that some think they lack after last season’s playoff meltdown against the New York Knicks. Every young, up-and-coming team could use an enforcer and Cleveland found one in Morris. But, if he continues this strong level of play, the Cavs might’ve found a difference-maker both on and off the court in Morris.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Morris Sr.’s strong Cavs debut could make him a permanent addition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);   ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-marcus-morris-contract-details-cleveland-debut-revealed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Morris’ contract details, Cavs debut revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cavs-news-Marcus-Morris_-contract-details-Cleveland-debut-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Marcus Morris’ contract details, Cavs debut revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-16T20:45:04-07:00">March 16th, 8:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-16T20:45:04-07:00">March 16th, 8:45pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers have <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-darius-garland-masterpiece-pelicans-donovan-mitchell-complete-awe" rel="noopener">climbed the standings</a> in the Eastern Conference to the point where it’s a legitimate battle between them and the Milwaukee Bucks for the second seed in the East. They recently <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-tristan-thompson-breaks-silence-on-devastating-25-game-suspension" rel="noopener">welcomed one veteran player</a> back in the fold this weekend, and they’re set to add another. Marcus Morris is signing a 10-day contract with the Cavs and is <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1769170543339819482" rel="noopener">expected to to be available</a> for their game against the Indiana Pacers on Monday as per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.</p><p>It’s an interesting decision for a veteran like Marcus Morris to sign a 1o-day contract with the Cavs considering that type of contract is usually given to younger players essentially on a tryout. But the Detroit Pistons recently did the same with veteran big man Taj Gibson before opting to guarantee his deal for the rest of the season.</p><p>Morris will have ten days to prove to the Cavs that he’s worthy of being kept through the end of the season and into the playoffs. Morris began this season with his hometown Philadelphia 76ers after being included in the James Harden trade with the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>At the trade deadline, he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs and did not join the team as he was awaiting a contract buyout. Since Morris was waived before the March 1 deadline, he is eligible to play in the playoffs.</p><p>In 37 games for the Sixers this season, Morris averaged 6.7 points per game and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 43.9 percent from the field and 40 percent from the three point line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Morris' contract details, Cavs debut revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-marcus-morris-impact-will-shape-cleveland-playoff-run');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Marcus Morris Sr.’s impact will shape Cavs’ playoff run');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Marcus-Morris-Sr_s-impact-can-shape-the-Cavs_-playoff-run.jpg"><figcaption>3/15/24</figcaption></figure><h1>How Marcus Morris Sr.’s impact will shape Cavs’ playoff run</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-15T22:12:44-07:00">March 15th, 10:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-15T22:12:44-07:00">March 15th, 10:12pm</time><address><a href="http://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. He can also be found three to five times weekly on Locked On Cavs, a part of the Locked On Podcast Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With less than 20 games to go until the playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers are still making roster moves, adding Marcus Morris Sr. to fill their 15th and final roster spot. Several other teams were reportedly interested in acquiring Morris, including the Minnesota Timberwolves. So, to see <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-patrick-beverley-drops-marcus-morris-cleveland-bomb" rel="noopener">Morris sign with Cleveland</a> is a pleasant surprise.</p><p>In 37 appearances this season with the Philadelphia 76ers, Morris averaged 6.7 points and 2.9 rebounds before being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-spurs-pacers-trade-doug-mcdermott" rel="noopener">traded to the San Antonio Spurs</a>. Once arriving in San Antonio, Morris never played, eventually being bought out and making him a free agent, free to sign with Cleveland.</p><h2><b>What Marcus Morris Sr. brings to Cavs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cavs-Marcus-Morris-playing-for-Sixers.jpeg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>On paper, adding Morris fills a specific need for the Cavs as a bigger, stronger forward.. Although he won’t be a regular member of Cleveland’s rotation most nights, especially when the playoffs begin, he does give the Cavs even more depth at a position of need. Morris can contribute as a solid two-way player who can shoot lights out from the three-point line if his number is called. He is shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc this season, which could prove crucial in the playoffs for Cleveland.</p><p>Speaking of the postseason, the 34-year-old can use his playoff experience to help Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs if they make a deep run. But, again, unless there are tons of injuries or Morris suddenly outplays Dean Wade or Georges Niang, he won’t crack Cleveland’s rotation come playoff time.</p><p>Regardless, Morris can give the Cavs an edge on and off the court that some think they lack after last season’s playoff meltdown against the New York Knicks. Every young, up-and-coming team could use an enforcer and Cleveland found one in Morris. On the court, he has no issue being overly physical, picking up a technical foul or even allowing an ejection to serve as a catalyst for his team.</p><p>That hard-nosed, never-back-down demeanor can fuel the Cavs, giving them the edge they lacked against New York last spring—which might be the most valuable thing <a href="https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/2023/11/28/marcus-morris-sr-being-a-leader-amid-looking-for-role-clarity-with-sixers/" rel="noopener">Morris brings to a team</a> at this advanced stage of his career.</p><p>“I’ve been in the league for 13 seasons,” Morris said in November, per Ky Carlin of Sixers Wire. “I’ve always been a professional, always been a leader, and just helping young guys in any way, any capacity I can, using my voice. I have a high IQ. I’ve been around a lot of great coaches, played for a lot of great coaches, a lot of great teams so, just being myself man.”</p><p>In his 13 seasons in the NBA, Morris has also been coached by J.B. Bickerstaff, who was an assistant on the Houston Rockets during his early beginnings. For things to come full circle with Morris helping guide Bickerstaff’s young playoff contender is pretty special.</p><p>Whether he does or doesn’t play, the Cavs adding Morris is a smart way to utilize their roster spot. Cleveland will feel his impact on or off the floor and Morris could emerge as a local ports legend depending on how this upcoming playoff run goes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Marcus Morris Sr.’s impact will shape Cavs’ playoff run

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);   ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-patrick-beverley-drops-marcus-morris-cleveland-bomb');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Beverley drops Marcus Morris-to-Cavs bomb');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Patrick-Beverley-drops-Marcus-Morris-to-Cavs-bomb.jpg"></figure><h1>Patrick Beverley drops Marcus Morris-to-Cavs bomb</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-15T17:55:11-07:00">March 15th, 5:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-15T17:55:33-07:00">March 15th, 5:55pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers are adding some veteran depth to their rotation. Marcus Morris Sr <a href="https://twitter.com/PatBevPod/status/1768782038633414976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1768782038633414976%7Ctwgr%5Ed50a29217c04ebf9d5f22e152c3b3a0a48c8cca5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.cavsnation.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D70313action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">intends to sign</a> with the Cavs, as revealed by Patrick Beverley’s Pat Bev Pod account on X, formerly known as Twitter:</p><p>“Marcus Morris Sr. Is planning to sign with the Cleveland Cavs – Per Sources”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcus Morris Sr. Is planning to sign with the Cleveland Cavs – Per Sources <a href="https://t.co/5NtNBnD0lY">pic.twitter.com/5NtNBnD0lY</a></p><p>— Pat Bev Pod (@PatBevPod) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatBevPod/status/1768782038633414976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Morris and Beverley were teammates for a few years on the Los Angeles Clippers and also on the Philadelphia 76ers, so the intel lines up here. The two are good friends. Philly traded Morris at the deadline to the San Antonio Spurs, who ultimately waived the 34-year-old as they head into a rebuild with Victor Wembanyama at the forefront.</p><p>Since Morris was let go on February 29th, he’s eligible to participate in the playoffs, which is going to be a reality <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-darius-garland-masterpiece-pelicans-donovan-mitchell-complete-awe" rel="noopener">for the Cavs</a>. They’re third in the Eastern Conference at the moment and just a half-game behind Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><h2><b>How does Morris fit in Cleveland?</b></h2><p>Morris has no shortage of playoff experience and also brings a tough mentality to the table, which is something Cleveland needs. He’s also physical and not afraid to put his body on the line. While it remains to be seen if he’ll actually get ample minutes in <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-jb-bickerstaff-issues-serious-challenge-cleveland-ugly-knicks-loss" rel="noopener">JB Bickerstaff’s rotation</a>, it’s not a bad addition by any means. The former Kansas Jayhawk owns career averages of 12.1 points on 37.7% shooting from three-point land. He averaged greater than 11 PPG for three straight seasons in Los Angeles before his minutes and usage took a dive in Philadelphia.</p><p>Georges Niang and Dean Wade are the two others who Morris will likely be competing with for playing time. Even if he doesn’t take the court a lot, Morris is a guy who has been around the block and knows what it takes to succeed in this league. All in all, it’s a decent pickup for the Cavs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Beverley drops Marcus Morris-to-Cavs bomb

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/best-marcus-morris-destinations-after-spurs-buyout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Best Marcus Morris destinations after Spurs buyout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Best-Marcus-Morris-destinations-after-Spurs-buyout.webp"></figure><h1>Best Marcus Morris destinations after Spurs buyout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-02T09:53:09-08:00">March 2nd, 9:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-02T09:53:09-08:00">March 2nd, 9:53am</time><address><a>Diego Vergel de Dios</a>Diego Vergel de Dios is an experienced NBA editorial writer at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-marcus-morris-twin-hints-at-veteran-forward-joining-dallas-after-buyout-from-spurs" rel="noopener">Marcus Morris’ NBA career</a> started off slowly as he only began putting up double digit numbers in his fourth season in the league.. That was in his last year with the Phoenix Suns, but his best moments were with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers. These two teams utilized Morris as a tremendous scorer who can manufacture shots in any spot in the floor, so a plethora of playoff contending squads can sign him from the buyout market.</p><p>He played the majority of his games this year with the Philadelphia 76ers, but he was not effective in the role given by head coach Nick Nurse. The talent has been a given for Morris, but his role with the Clippers was the crux of the issue on why he was eventually benched and traded by the organization. He must swallow his pride and accept a bench role that would reward him 12-15 minutes a night.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-marcus-morris-free-to-join-playoff-contender-after-contract-buyout" rel="noopener">Morris was a tremendous option</a> during his peak years, but he must realize that his contributions have took a massive hit over the past couple of years. If he is able to adapt and thrive within a new situation, these three franchises can be a huge springboard to revitalize his NBA career.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Marcus-Morris.webp"><figcaption>Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Orlando Magic</b></h2><p>The Orlando Magic are one team that is one of the worst three-point shooting squads in the NBA. Their best players are slashers, namely Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, so they need to supplement their core with reliable marksmen. Joe Ingles, Gary Harris, and Jalen Suggs have been adequate role players, but they still need someone like Morris who will bring shooting and physicality to the young squad.</p><p>The insertion of Morris will not hinder the development of their youth as he will be placed in the second unit as a backup to the forward duo of Banchero and Wagner. A scorer who can produce a quiet 8-10 points in a first round series is something that Morris can bring to Orlando. He has a career three-point shooting percentage of 37.7%, so the numbers can speak for themselves on how he can be effective with the Magic.</p><h2><b>Denver Nuggets</b></h2><p>The Denver Nuggets are a destination that may shock some NBA pundits, but Morris is someone who can replicate the role of Jeff Green last season. There are barely any issues with Denver heading into May and June, but for someone who may be nitpicking on this franchise, their bench can be somewhat of an issue because of the departure of Green and Bruce Brown from the championship roster.</p><p>Head coach Michael Malone will be relying on guys like Peyton Watson or Justin Holiday who were not earning consistent playoff minutes last year. With the acquisition of Morris, he will bring the veteran experience and impeccable spacing that are vital to unlocking the core of the Nuggets. For any NBA franchise, there is never a time wherein there is a surplus of shooters or rugged individuals in a roster.</p><h2><b>Sacramento Kings</b></h2><p>The Sacramento Kings are an unheralded organization that can land Morris. It has been well advertised that Harrison Barnes, Kevin Huerter, Chris Duarte, and Sasha Vezenkov have somewhat of a similar role in the Kings. They space the floor for their stars, but they primarily are tasked to knockdown catch-and-shoot threes.</p><p>Since inconsistency is somewhat of a common theme with these four individuals, adding Morris gives them another body who is close to a 40% sniper who can also play alongside Keegan Murray and Domantas Sabonis in their front court. The Kings must seriously consider it as a low risk move for their possible playoff success.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Best Marcus Morris destinations after Spurs buyout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/spurs-marcus-morris-free-to-join-playoff-contender-after-contract-buyout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Marcus Morris free to join playoff contender after contract buyout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Marcus_Morris_free_to_join_playoff_contender_after_contract_buyout.webp"></figure><h1>Spurs’ Marcus Morris free to join playoff contender after contract buyout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-29T14:31:17-08:00">February 29th, 2:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-29T14:31:17-08:00">February 29th, 2:31pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Chris Smith is an All Sports Editor for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner. Smith has previously written for FanSided and Last Word on Sports, and his primary interests lie in the NBA, Brooklyn Nets, and distance running.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Antonio Spurs have made a decisive move on one of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-keeping-calm-amid-worst-season-franchise-history" rel="noopener">Victor Wembanyama’s prized teammates</a>. Veteran forward Marcus Morris and the Spurs have agreed to a contract buyout, <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1763323208999325738" rel="noopener">per Shams Charania</a>. Morris can now be an NBA Playoffs X-factor for a contending team.</p><h2><b>Spurs agree to depart from Marcus Morris’ contract in his search for a contending team </b></h2><p>San Antonio acquired Morris in early February from a three-team deal that sent Doug McDermott to the Indiana Pacers and Buddy Hield to the Philadelphia 76ers. Morris did not make his debut for the Spurs, as he understandably wanted to go to a contending team.</p><p>Now, the veteran forward has a chance to contribute to a team bound for the NBA Playoffs as he departs from a Victor Wembanyama-led Spurs squad.</p><p>Morris averages 6.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and an honorable 40% on three-pointers in 37 games played. His long-range shooting ability makes him an incredible asset for teams desiring to stretch the floor. Morris saw some of his greatest success with the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2020-21 season.</p><p>The sharpshooting wing nailed 47.3% of his threes in 57 games with the Clippers. He remained in LA until 2023 when he joined the 76ers.</p><p>It will be interesting to see where Morris lands amid the plethora of contending teams. Perhaps he could go back to Los Angeles and reunite with the Clippers or even join the crosstown Lakers. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-marcus-morris-twin-hints-at-veteran-forward-joining-dallas-after-buyout-from-spurs" rel="noopener">Morris’ twin, Markieff, previously hinted</a> at the two playing together on the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>Wherever Marcus Morris goes, his team will get a serviceable veteran presence and outstanding deep-range shooting.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Marcus Morris free to join playoff contender after contract buyout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-marcus-morris-twin-hints-at-veteran-forward-joining-dallas-after-buyout-from-spurs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks: Marcus Morris’ twin hints at veteran forward joining Dallas after buyout from Spurs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Mavericks_news__Marcus_Morris__twin_hints_at_veteran_forward_joining_Dallas_after_buyout_from_Spurs.webp"></figure><h1>Mavericks: Marcus Morris’ twin hints at veteran forward joining Dallas after buyout from Spurs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-10T14:51:49-08:00">February 10th, 2:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-10T14:54:03-08:00">February 10th, 2:54pm</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Ben Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The band might just be getting back together. Dallas Mavericks forward Markieff Morris is hinting that his twin brother Marcus might be coming <a href="https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1756354402279907692">to join him</a> in Dallas, per his social media. Marcus Morris is getting traded by the Indiana Pacers, per The Athletic.</p><p>Marcus is getting sent to the San Antonio Spurs from Indiana, along with cash and a future second-round NBA draft pick. The Pacers are getting Doug McDermott in return. The Spurs are likely to then<a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1755680092552892470"> buy out</a> Marcus, per The Athletic. That is the scenario that would eventually lead to Marcus possibly coming to the Mavericks to join Markieff.</p><p>The Morris twins played together for Kansas basketball, before joining the league together in 2011. Both were first-round NBA draft picks, taken 13th and 14 respectively in the draft that season. Both brothers have played for several different NBA franchises in their careers, with Markieff <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-kobe-bryant-reason-la-pushed-for-nba-bubble-during-championship-season-per-markieff-morris" rel="noopener">winning an NBA championship</a> in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers. The twins briefly played together for two seasons with the Phoenix Suns, from 2013-15.</p><p>This season, Markieff Morris has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-dallas-signs-markieff-morris-new-deal-after-coming-over-kyrie-irving-trade" rel="noopener">only played</a> in 17 games for the Mavericks. He is averaging 9 minutes a game, with just under 3 points scored a contest. Marcus has played this season with the Philadelphia 76ers, appearing in 37 games. Marcus is averaging just under 7 points a game and literally just joined Indiana a day or so ago in another trade from the 76ers.</p><p>When all the dust settles, it would be fun to see the Morris twins on the floor together again for the Mavericks. The two players haven’t suited up for a team together since their days playing for the Suns, back in 2015.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks: Marcus Morris’ twin hints at veteran forward joining Dallas after buyout from Spurs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/sixers-film-room-tyrese-maxey-goes-off-marcus-morris-sr-finishes-the-job');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sixers Film Room: Tyrese Maxey goes off, Marcus Morris Sr. finishes the job');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Sixers-Tyrese-Maxey-Marcus-Morris-Sr.webp"></figure><h1>Sixers Film Room: Tyrese Maxey goes off, Marcus Morris Sr. finishes the job</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-30T07:15:46-08:00">December 30th, 7:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-30T07:15:46-08:00">December 30th, 7:15am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers held on to beat the Houston Rockets in their second straight win without Joel Embiid. Tyrese Maxey proved to be too much to handle as the Sixers hung on to win, 131-127.</p><p>Maxey was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-vs-rockets-instant-breakdown-tyrese-maxey-alperen-sengun" rel="noopener">nothing short of spectacular</a>, scoring 42 points on 13-26 shooting and adding four rebounds and four assists to his final stat line. Tobias Harris tallied 22 points, seven assists, four rebounds, four steals and three blocks. Kelly Oubre Jr. contributed 13 points and shot 3-4 from deep. The Rockets got 33 points from Fred VanVleet, 30 from Jalen Green and 28 from Alperen Sengun.</p><p>The Sixers won this game mostly because of how good Maxey was but they also got some monumental performances in crunch time from some tough-minded vets. Let’s jump into the film.</p><h2><b>More like VanVl33t, amirite?</b></h2><p>VanVleet came into this game a career 37.2-percent shooter from three-point range with a 35.2-percent clip from deep against the Sixers. In this game, he shot 8-12 from downtown. Those eight triples are a new season-high and that 66.7-percent clip ties the <a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/lt2lg" rel="noopener">second-highest percentage</a> VanVleet has ever shot in from three in a game where he attempted 10 triples.</p><p>To open the game, VanVleet took advantage of the Sixers’ <a href="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/7/c8f248ef-b251-fdb2-dc30-43feaa10118c_1280x720.mp4" rel="noopener">defensive miscommunication</a> and <a href="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/54/83ebb025-1f75-2c59-4000-4130eb57d130_1280x720.mp4" rel="noopener">drop coverage</a> to add three points to the scoreboard a few times. Throughout the game, his chemistry with Sengun helped him get more great looks from deep.</p><p>On one play in the third quarter, Sengun screened for him away from the ball and caught Maxey ball-walking. The screen ends up not being needed but both guys are on the same page. VanVleet being so comfortable shooting well behind the arc gives him an abundance of space.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/398/c4480b57-e709-f663-265b-cd3c00a0f446_1280x720.mp4?_=1" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Later in the quarter, he inbounded the ball to Sengun and watched as the Sixers immediately doubled him. He quickly ran over to him — though not so close that his man could fully recover — to make the pass back to him easier.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/472/ea841f85-aa59-12f8-3503-311da11eb7c8_1280x720.mp4?_=2" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>VanVleet’s off-ball awareness and range would make him a strong shooting threat with any team. But the way he and Sengun both know where he should be makes them a dynamic duo. Nick Nurse’s former point guard notched 33 points and 10 assists.</p><h2><b>Maxey’s amazing finishes</b></h2><p>Shooting 2-9 from deep was not typical of Maxey. Yet he still found a way to shoot 50 percent from the field. The road he took to get there could not have reasonably been much bumpier or tougher to travel on. He posted impressive efficiency by scoring by ripping off highlight-reel finishes time after time after time.</p><p>Pick your favorite. Did you like it when Maxey went right at Sengun for a reverse layup? He gathers the ball outward with two hands in the event that Sengun’s hands are in the cookie jar but the Houston center knows better, putting them well out of Maxey’s reach. The Sixers guard served the reverse layup off the glass very cleanly.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/133/8f60d78a-d665-59d3-8373-66a32dd08f3d_1280x720.mp4?_=3" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>What did you think of Maxey taking on two defenders in the fast break, changing direction, double pumping in the air and scoring? Laying the ball up on the way down from a jump after seeing two defenders is not easy. To start the second quarter, he made <a href="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/197/48ac2f4b-7993-931c-7b25-67ace0ea286a_1280x720.mp4" rel="noopener">another shot as he was going down</a> AND got the foul he was looking for.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/164/62d96dd6-73b9-88ae-b59a-b71ee3adf9a7_1280x720.mp4?_=4" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>This one was pretty sweet. Maxey blows past his defender and scoops the layup under the arms of Sengun with a midair adjustment. Despite taking off roughly from the middle of the paint, he has plenty of balance as he juuust gets the ball up there. Sure, he could have dumped it off to Paul Reed, but this was sick.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/287/286adc45-7fa7-544c-0fc7-2f777bc07ae7_1280x720.mp4?_=5" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Alright, one more. This one was from the end of the fourth quarter, where the Sixers were out of room for error. He freezes Jae’Sean Tate with a quick crossover-to-between-the-leg (a.k.a. cross tween) dribble move and blasts by him. Sengun rotates over and Maxey sees him. He launches the shot up over his outstretched arm and gets the bucket plus a foul.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/584/514f9742-a988-f00f-cf3e-1fb62a115b6c_1280x720.mp4?_=6" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Maxey is already a ridiculously fun player to watch because of his shooting and speed (on top of the palpable joy and energy he carries with him at all times. This game was one of the best of the Sixers guard’s young career and was also one of the most aesthetically pleasing. It also paid off with a career-high number of trips to the free throw line in a single game (15).</p><p>Okay, fine, just one last clip. Maxey scored over a very good defender, Tari Eason, by jumping off the same-side foot as his shooting hand as he fell down and got the foul. He has to keep the ball far away to prevent it from getting blocked, so he again scoops it underhand to get it up.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/341/54161eb8-4448-ebb3-6f2c-582c48738add_1280x720.mp4?_=7" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Incredible stuff.</p><h2><b>Small-ball success </b></h2><p>Going small against Sengun is very risky business. The Rockets center is a physical presence in the paint that hunts boards and can score over most players his size because of his soft shooting touch. The Sixers rolled the dice by playing Marcus Morris Sr. for the entire final frame with no other center. Paul Reed was fine despite three fouls and Mo Bamba was available, too. But the Sixers decided to go small the rest of the way.</p><p>With Maxey on a heater and the Sixers not loving their defense without Embiid there to protect the paint, Nick Nurse opted to go extra switchable (in theory) on defense and spaced out on offense. He switched up who guarded Sengun but the thought process was clearly to make things as easy for Maxey as possible.</p><p>The Sixers saw the downsides of going small for most of the final six-or-so minutes, starting when Sengun <a href="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/564/57db5725-5734-b272-1356-72a251f88435_1280x720.mp4" rel="noopener">got into the paint</a> and assisted Green on a wide-open triple. Then he got downhill out of a pick-and-roll, spinning and scoring while getting fouled by a helpless Morris.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/571/18dbad03-eae9-8d81-c55f-8e9f538b8f2c_1280x720.mp4?_=8" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Sengun got open again down low, this time <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/events/?CFID=&amp;CFPARAMS=&amp;GameEventID=582&amp;GameID=0022300434&amp;Season=2023-24&amp;flag=1&amp;title=Sengun%203%27%20Dunk%20(26%20PTS)%20(Ja.%20Green%204%20AST)" rel="noopener">dunking it home</a>, and his gravity at the rim caused a defensive breakdown that ended with free throws for VanVleet. Tate gets open because of him, which takes Patrick Beverley’s attention, which leads to VanVleet getting the ball on the move and getting past Beverley, who fouls him from behind.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/589/c156d10a-0cd6-181f-2e8f-2b926f8173f4_1280x720.mp4?_=9" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>But in the end, Morris made the gamble worth it. His pièce de résistance was a tough triple through a foul to put the game out too far of reach for Houston.</p><p>At the start of the sequence, Maxey has the ball up top with the Sixers going five-out. Eason is watching for the screen and Maxey tries to take advantage of the split-second he isn’t looking at him. Not only does Eason turn his head right around to see Maxey driving, but he stays with him and blocks him at the rim with perfect timing.</p><p>Beverley is right there to rebound the ball and swing it to Morris in the blink of an aye. A hasty closeout by VanVleet encroaches on the veteran forward’s landing space but he drains the shot all the same.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/630/2312d46f-6260-64e6-1e4a-1659dd7a7e88_1280x720.mp4?_=10" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>The Sixers have benefited greatly from how Morris can, as Nurse <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1735851367216910562?s=20" rel="noopener">said previously</a>, “look you in the eye and shoot the ball.”</p><p>This wasn’t Morris’ only huge bucket. In the middle of the fourth quarter, he scored a second-chance layup after corraling the offensive rebound and hit a triple less than 30 seconds later. He also made two free throws to tally 10 points in the fourth quarter, the most of any Sixer. And he wasn’t the only riser under the brightest lights of the game.</p><h2><b>Subscribe to the pod</b></h2><p>The <a href="https://x.com/patbev21/status/1740201204146381199?s=20" rel="noopener">“Belt to A*s” tour</a> has seen two of its best stops in the Sixers’ last two games. One of many former Rockets, Beverley was huge in crunch time, posting a stat line just in the fourth quarter that would have been a fine one for him over the course of the whole game.</p><p>Beverley had three assists (and no turnovers) in the fourth, one of which was the game-sealer to Morris. The other two were these insta-dribble-handoffs with Harris and Maxey. He gives them space away from their defender, allowing them to fire a straight-away triple.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/566/3b8ccded-a1d6-6bd2-cd45-606fe00d5b2f_1280x720.mp4?_=11" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Along with two offensive rebounds, Beverley scored nine points on 3-3 shooting. Two of his points came when he was fouled after securing an offensive rebound with the Sixers in the bonus. Before hitting a catch-and-shoot corner three later in the game, he scored at the rim twice. In recent games, he has been showing an affinity for driving from the left side across the paint and scoring. The landing here isn’t pretty but he at least throws off Eason long enough to score.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/12/29/0022300434/512/20974bbc-f35d-bfc0-94b3-f8964a2c0b25_1280x720.mp4?_=12" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Beverley loves Sixers fans and he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-patrick-beverley-shows-holiday-spirit-love-for-philly-by-hosting-shopping-spree" rel="noopener">loves them right back</a>. A clutch performance like tonight just makes the love stronger.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers Film Room: Tyrese Maxey goes off, Marcus Morris Sr. finishes the job

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/sixers-news-marcus-morris-sr-names-joel-embiid-best-player-he-has-ever-been-around');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Morris Sr. names Joel Embiid best player he has ever been around');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Sixers-Marcus-Morris-Sr-Joel-Embiid.webp"></figure><h1>Marcus Morris Sr. names Joel Embiid best player he has ever been around</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-07T12:48:33-08:00">December 7th, 12:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-07T12:48:33-08:00">December 7th, 12:48pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — Joel Embiid is fresh off another masterclass performance after dropping 50 points in a win over the Washington Wizards. The Sixers’ big man <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-joel-embiid-details-need-for-scoring-aggression-in-50-point-game-vs-wizards" rel="noopener">bulldozed his way</a> to the half-century mark with ease. Even for a 13-year veteran like Marcus Morris Sr., his level of dominance is hard to fathom.</p><p>Morris has played with a lot of stars over his career from Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to Kyrie Irving to James Harden. But he said after the Sixers’ Thursday afternoon practice that Embiid is a cut above the rest.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcus Morris Sr said Joel Embiid is the best player he has ever been around: <a href="https://t.co/NGnuWfefXq">pic.twitter.com/NGnuWfefXq</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1732833623974224055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I’ve been around a lot of guys in the Kawhis, PGs, James Hardens, Kyries. I don’t think I’ve been around a player like him before,” Marcus Morris Sr. said of Joel Embiid. “Just straight dominant from all areas of the court. And defensively too — a lot of guys, it‘s all one side of the ball. Like he actually puts his body on the line every night, flying there trying to get blocks, rebounds and just being available every night. I mean, I take my hat off to him, but he’s definitely the best player that I’ve been around.”</p><p>Joel Embiid’s ascension into superstardom has made him a unique, incredible player who will be the best one that a big number of his past, present and future teammates will team up with. His last head coach, Doc Rivers, said that Embiid is the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/joel-embiid-big-change-taking-him-to-next-level-per-doc-rivers" rel="noopener">best talent he has ever coached</a>.</p><p>Not only do the Sixers have the best player Morris has played with but they are just one of two teams that Morris said that has “a lot of guys” that are worthy of rotation minutes along with his previous team, the Los Angeles Clippers. He said that it’s “a good thing to have a different variety of players and guys that bring different things” but that head coach Nick Nurse has some t<a href="https://x.com/PompeyOnSixers/status/1722381184997416990?s=20" rel="noopener">ough choices to make</a>.</p><p>“It could get frustrating because everybody wants to play, everybody works hard,” he said. “So, I think it’ll definitely be interesting. Nick has been coaching here for a while, so he got some tough decisions to make and anybody, whoever gets out there, I just think that regardless of what direction he goes, it still should be a good one.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Morris Sr. names Joel Embiid best player he has ever been around

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers were in a tough spot taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road on the second night of a back-to-back. Joel Embiid being ruled out due to hip soreness put them in an even bigger bind. Nick Nurse made a surprise choice for his replacement in the Sixers’ starting lineup: Marcus Morris Sr. instead of Paul Reed.</p><p>Reed starting in Embiid’s place during the preseason and looking better than Morris so far this season led everyone to the impression that he would start with Embiid out. Nurse threw a wicked curveball by going to the small-ball look that had previously played just six <i>possessions</i> together prior to this game. Morris’ inferior defensive chops and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/5-critical-sixers-plays-vs-celtics-joel-embiid-tyrese-maxey" rel="noopener">record-scratch tendencies on offense</a> made him a curious player to get heavy minutes, let alone start.</p><p>After the game, Nurse explained the Sixers’ surprising lineup decision.</p><p>“I just wanted to give us a chance to have five guys on the floor to space the floor and give us some spacing,” Nurse said to reporters after the game. “Looked really good to start the second half with that lineup. It didn’t quite work out in the first but thought he had a good game. He stretched them a little bit. I thought he was physical. He used his fouls like we wanted him to in there. He’s a good physical player.</p><p>“He was outsized but I thought he fought hard and obviously, again, it’s also a chance for us to look at him,” the Sixers’ head coach continued. “We just haven’t had hardly any chance to play him. So it was a good chance to get him some rhythm and get him out there and see what he can do.”</p><p>The Sixers ran out of gas late and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-vs-timberwolves-instant-breakdown-philly-collects-road-loss-with-joel-embiid-out" rel="noopener">took the expected loss</a> to the Timberwolves as each guy had their moments. Reed’s physicality was badly needed against the big, long, athletic lineups the Wolves deployed. He tallied nine rebounds and four blocks, which led the team, along with 10 points and two steals.</p><p>Morris, meanwhile, scored 11 points <a href="https://x.com/sixers/status/1727517045275713623?s=20" rel="noopener">in the third quarter</a> off of pick-and-pop sequences with Tyrese Maxey and tallied 16 overall. But he was no match on defense against such a big and talented Wolves team, committing five fouls and getting into foul trouble in the game’s opening minutes, though he also recorded a pair of blocks. Try as he did, he looked overmatched often and was able to go on his scoring run partly because the defense loaded up so much elsewhere.</p><p>Nonetheless, Nurse’s assessment of Morris suggests he could continue to earn minutes for the Sixers, saying that his role as a small-ball five “may be a good place for him at some point.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.7	2.9	0.7	0.3	0.4

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.7	2.9	0.7	0.3	0.4

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