The Phoenix Suns have been very active ever since the trade deadline last season, and it seems as though they have no intentions of slowing down. Last season the Suns traded for Brandon Knight and have since signed him to an extension. They also have traded Marcus Morris this offseason to the Detroit Pistons. and Marcus' brother Markieff Morris is not happy about it, according to Sportige.com.
To go along with the fact that Markieff wasn't happy about Marcus being traded, he also has not been getting along with head coach Jeff Hornacek. Hornacek appears to have full support from Suns management when it comes to how he is handling his players, and because of his rocky relationship with Markieff it seems very possible that he gets traded.
The Morris twins have an extremely close relationship with each other as they played together in college at Kansas and played two and a half out of four years together in the NBA with the Suns. They have the exact same tattoos and share a bank account with one another, so you can understand why they aren't happy to be apart.
Markieff is the better of the two on the basketball court and has an extremely affordable contract based on his numbers, but the Suns are having trouble finding a team that can take on his four-year deal worth $32 million. At this point in the offseason there aren't many teams that have the cap room to be able to take on that kind of contract.
It wouldn't come as a surprise for Markieff to request a trade to the Pistons, and he would fit in well there after they lost Greg Monroe to the Milwaukee Bucks this offseason. Markieff Morris averaged 15.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game last season, both career highs, and could really help out other teams as a stretch power forward.
Morris has missed only one game over the past three seasons and his career three point percentage is 33 percent which is solid for a 6-10 forward. As of right now it is not clear which teams are interested in possibly acquiring Morris, but his contract is a bargain and you would think that he would be a hot commodity at this point. The likelihood right now appears to be that Morris will get dealt because of his inability to get along with his head coach, and whoever gets him will be getting a young player that has gotten better each year.
