Markieff wasn’t happy with his brother’s trade, and has gone as far as to demand a trade of his own.
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Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris’ last calendar year hasn’t been an especially good one in terms of public image.
“I don’t really want to talk about what happened this summer”.
Markieff Morris backtracked from his offseason wishes to be traded during media day with the Phoenix Suns.
Seeing as Morris declared on Twitter at the start of September that “My future will not be in Phoenix”, the fact he’s now simply saying that “I want to be here” is a surprising turn of events. Not only did Markieff directly tell all of us that he wants to be here, but he acknowledged his role on the team and his excitement to play with his teammates.
To add to Morris’ newfound intent to be with the Suns, Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders has reported that both the team and its young power forward are ready to make this situation work.
Now with the season closing in, Morris has put his dissatisfaction behind him.
“The summer hasn’t gone how we hoped it would in regards to him”, said Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough, referring to the debacle involving Markieff Morris, in an interview with Arizona Sports.
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Morris previously said he would be in attendance at training camp because he was obligated to be, but also said that he wanted to be traded before training camp even began. His 15.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game last season were career highs.
