Markieff Morris
Markieff Morris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on September 2nd, 1989 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 34, Markieff Morris biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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College career
Morris studied at the University of Kansas, where he majored in American studies. He was named second-team all-conference in the Big 12 as a junior with the Jayhawks in 2011. Marcus, he and his brother, have signed with a Los Angeles sports agent and have revealed that they will draft in 2011 NBA draft. After his junior season, Fox Sports selected him to the Fifth Team All-America.
Professional career
Morris was selected by the Phoenix Suns as the 13th pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Marcus' twin brother, Marcus, was drafted by the Houston Rockets five minutes later. In a 109-93 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, he scored his first professional double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds. Morris made his first appearance in the NBA against the New York Knicks on January 18. However, Markieff played for 5 minutes and grabbed two steals before Channing Frye took over the power forward position in a 91-88 victory over Channing Frye. Markieff was named in the 2012 Rising Stars contest on February 8, 2012, making him the first Suns player since Amar'e Stoudemire to participate in the Rookie Challenge. Morris was a member of Team Shaq, a division of the United States, and he had 12 points and six rebounds. In a 108–83 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Morris scored a career-high 22 points to tie Marcin Gortat as the game's top scorer.
Morris' first Summer League stint in 2012, during which he averaged 19.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, owing to the 2011 NBA lockout. He gained 13 pounds of muscle during this time while maintaining his weight of 245 pounds. Morris made his first appearance of the season on November 21, 2012, after scoring a season-high 16 points against the defending champion Miami Heat. In a win over the Portland Trail Blazers, he topped his season high in points by three points by three and tied Marcin Gortat with 7 rebounds. Morris dominated the Suns to a 111–108 overtime victory over the New Orleans Hornets two days later. Morris had a career-high 23 points earlier. In a 97-94 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, Morris had a career-high 17 rebounds to go with 15 points on December 6, 2012. Marcus Morris was traded to the Phoenix Suns on February 21, 2013, reuniting the two brothers after two years of playing for separate teams. This was also the second time the Suns had twin brothers playing together, with Dick and Tom Van Arsdale being the first twins to play together during the 1976–77 season. The Morris twins were the first brothers to play together on a team.
In a loss to the San Antonio Spurs on November 6, 2013, Morris scored his career-high 23 points and added 12 rebounds. In a 114-103 home win over the Denver Nuggets, he posted a new career-high two days later, scoring 28 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Morris became the third player to shoot over 75% from the field in three straight games with at least 12 attempts per game, after scoring 23 points in a 102-94 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. After averaging 22.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and leading the Western Conference Player of the Week from November 4 to 11, 2013, Morris was named Western Conference Player of the Week for the week (.698). Morris had 27 points and 15 rebounds in a 99-90 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, making Morris the first player since Yao Ming in 2002 to score at least 27 points and grab 15 rebounds off the bench. He was a nominee for both the NBA Most Improved Player Award and the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award for his continued success during the 2013–14 NBA season as a sixth man.
Morris signed a multi-year contract extension with the Phoenix Suns on September 29, 2014. In the 118–114 victory over the Boston Celtics on November 17, 2014, he scored his first 30 points in his career-high 30 points. Marcus, along with teammates Goran and Zoran Dragi, for a brief time played for the Suns in the fourth quarter of their 112–96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on January 2, 2015. For the first time in the NBA's history, two separate pairs of brothers competed together for the same team at the same time. In a 107–100 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 13, 2015, he scored a career-high 35 points on 15-of-21 shooting. For the first time in their careers, the Morris twins had double-doubles in a game against the Dallas Mavericks on March 22, which was the first double-double in the Morris twins.
Morris was fined $10,000 for conduct that was detrimental to the league by publicly requesting a trade a month before. Morris later trained with longtime friend Rasheed Wallace before rejoining the Suns for training camp. In a loss to the San Antonio Spurs on November 23, he scored a then-high 28 points in a game. Morris played in 16 games to begin the season before being benched by coach Jeff Hornacek from December 4 onwards. Morris threw a towel in the direction of Hornacek during the Suns' December 23 game against the Denver Nuggets. Morris was suspended for two games for conduct detrimental to the team's success, and was later named one of Arizona's top sports villains by AZCentral.com. Morris was recalled back in the rotation early January after an injury to teammate Alex Len in early January to help with the frontcourt's fortification. In a 104-97 loss to the Toronto Raptors, Earl Watson had a season-best game with 30 points, 11 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal during his first game as head coach for the Suns on February 2, 2016. In a loss to the Utah Jazz four days later, he scored 17 points and a career-high eight assists. Archie Goodwin, a former Suns quarterback, and his teammate Richard Hartman were caught in a physical altercation on the bench during a timeout on February 10. As teammates stepped in and separated the two teams, the brawl escalated into a shooting match between the two teams.
Morris was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for DeJuan Blair, Kris Humphries, and a 2016 Top-Frank protected first round draft pick. In a 98–86 victory over his brother's team, the Detroit Pistons, who had six points and two rebounds in 22 minutes, he made his Wizards debut on the next day. In a 116–108 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on February 29, 2016, he produced his first double-double as a Wizard, with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Morris won 112–107 over the Indiana Pacers on February 10, 2017, scoring a season-high 26 points. The Wizards finished the regular season with a 49–33 record and then advanced to the playoffs as the No. 1 in the No.. 4 seed. They then won their first Southeast Division title since 1978–79. The Wizards defeated the Atlanta Hawks 114-107 in Game 1 of their first-round series on April 16, 2017, Morris scored 21 points in his NBA playoff debut.
Morris was ruled out for six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia on September 22, 2017. In a 116–111 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 13, 2018, he scored a season-high 27 points.
Morris was out for six weeks after suffering a bout of neck and upper back pain that resulted in him being diagnosed with transient cervical neurapraxia on January 3, 2019.
Morris was traded by the New Orleans Pelicans on February 7, 2019, along with a 2023 second-round pick. The following day, he was waived by the Pelicans.
Morris signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 20, 2019.
Morris signed with the Detroit Pistons on July 6, 2019. Morris and the Pistons also decided to sell out on February 21, 2020.
Morris was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers on February 23, 2020, after receiving the $1.75 million disabled player waiver they were given to replace DeMarcus Cousins. The Lakers advanced to the conference semifinals against Houston in the playoffs. In a Game 2 win over the bench, the veteran forward scored 16 points in 23 minutes, shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. Frank Vogel, the Lakers' head coach, beat the Rockets' small-ball lineup by starting Morris in place of JaVale McGee and shifting Anthony Davis to center in Game 3. Morris remained a starter for the remainder of the series, which the Lakers defeated 4–1. Morris' first championship was earned by the Lakers in six games in 2020. Morris re-signed with the Lakers for the 2020–21 season.
Morris signed a one-year veteran's minimum deal with the Miami Heat on August 6, 2021.
Morris was fined $50,000 for starting an altercation with Nikola Joki in a game on November 8, 2021. Morris sustained a neck injury when Jokis pushed him from behind, and he was later diagnosed with whiplash. Morris was granted medical permission on March 11, 2022, to return to playing.
Morris signed with the Brooklyn Nets on September 7, 2022.