Markieff Morris likes Houston as a possible new destination.

No, we have better players already.

DD

 

I don't understand why everyone is so excited. If it were like Josh Smith and he were waived and we could pick him up for cheap then it would be a no brainer for me. But it isn't that. But we don't have a trade package we can put together that makes sense for us. All of our garbage went out in the Lawson trade.

 

Thats not really true.

 

Why is everyone so opposed to getting him.

He averages 15 ppg 6+ Rebs and can shoot three pointers. I mean we had a 3 PF rotation last year plus he's great insurance. If he gets waived I'd scoop him up in a heart beat. Kid is young to.

 

15-6 with better defense and a better three point stroke than TJ, and 8 million a year under the new cap is an amazing bargain for a young big. TJones will be twice that much.

The year before last he was putting up 14-6 off the bench, and over an 18 PER, for an entire 82 games. We could most definitely use that.

I would love a Donatas, Markieff PF spot.

Patrick Beverley
Marcus Thornton
Corey Brewer
Markieff Morris
Clint Capela

off the bench... :grin:

 

The problem for the most part is what you would have to give up to get him , just to make salaries match.


Only two options work right now to make the money add up.

Ariza - No thanks.

DMo , Jones + Dekker. No way No How.

More options become available in December ... and some I might consider but that also depends upon what PHX would be willing to attach to the trade besides Morris.

Jones , KJ & another player ? I need something else in return.

Brewer (in January) ?? I might consider this one depending upon how KJ plays up to that point.

If he gets waived I'd make him an offer too .... but even if he does , the Rockets can offer no more than the minimum and other teams have much more $$$ to offer.

Sure , I agree you could use Morris .... but again , the logistics of making the trade are just impossible at this point in time.

 

Probably not, but DMo is better than Morris, so we're talking about trading for a slight upgrade at the backup PF spot....why would the Rockets want to do that?

 

for $$$ purposes. What will TJ new contract be worth?

 

Does it matter? You have Harrell and Dekker coming up to fill the backup PF minutes for even less than you'd have to play Morris.....also, will Morris be happy as a bench guy or will he become a problem in the locker room? He's freaking out in Phoenix because they traded his brother so he's not exactly the most professional guy in the world.

 

Respectfully, to those in favor of trading for him, I have one question I need answered: Do you really believe he's a good fit?.

We're all well aware of the Morey Dogma and his philosophy on the mid-range jumper. Morris lives in mid-range distance. Yes, he's a solid face-up player, but the fact of the matter is half of his attempts come from that distance and he shoots a lot of baseline jumpers. He doesn't draw many fouls, either, so it's not as if he's some sort of relentless force that starts from 15-20ft and then bullies his way into the paint. He's definitely not Carmelo Anthony, and he can't hit the corner three -- which is something we value in this offense.

Explain to me how he would be a good fit on this team. I think you guys are getting way too carried away with this bargain shopping mentality.

 

in 12.15, TJ+KJ+Hayes=Markieff+second round pick from suns.

 

Lateral move ,if that.

 

We can't wait until December. No way Phoenix holds onto him that long. This thread is pointless. Whether he's a good fit or not, salary wise it will not work.

 

I do think we have improved our depth, but in reality that bench compared to teams like Clippers, Spurs, probably even Memphis and Golden state, doesn't look all that.

 

We have a winner.

Thing about these situations is that so few people comprehend the cap well enough to realize what it takes to make it happen and who can actually be added to a deal and who cant .... It's their emotions making their mouth (fingers?) move.


Im sure most of us would love to improve the PF spot .... but this ain't the way to get it done.

 

Assuming Morey actually fears he might either lose Jones or Dmo or overpay for one of them, I can actually accept a deal like this one that was proposed on brightsideofthesun.com as long as they drop the lottery protection on that pick to something around top 6 or 7 protected.

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=qbhuq3w

What/Who involved:
Washington Wizards receive Markieff Morris,
Houston Rockets receive Kelly Oubre Jr., Archie Goodwin, and the Suns lottery protected 2016 first-round pick
Phoenix Suns receive Terrence Jones and Kris Humphries

Both Oubre and Goodwin are interesting young players on easy to move contracts and that pick could be golden if the protection is dropped somewhat. Makes sense for Phoenix and Washington. A deal like this is risky with Dmo coming off surgery but could very well create the assets necessary for a much bigger deal to net a star or near star player.

 

Morris under long term control at $8,000,000 > soon to be free agent DMO

Under different circumstances the Rockets would probably scoop him up at such low money. He isn't a star but is capable offensively and defensively. He won't carry you, but won't embarass you either. He allows you to spend money at other spots.

 

He's a pretty big baby, but he's a good player. I definitely wouldn't mind having him as a 6th man.

 

If by some odd circumstance he became a Rocket, he would almost certainly start.

 

Why's that? D Mo is just as good on offense and considerably better on D.