The Los Angeles Clippers believed to have a three-year, $40 million agreement with forward Marcus Morris after it became evident the Boston Celtics wouldn't re-sign him, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski (h/t Sagar Trika of Blazers Edge).
Morris soon after verbally committed to joining the San Antonio Spurs on a two-year, $20 million deal, before de-committing to that offer and joining the New York Knicks on a one-year, $15 million deal after the franchise opened up more cap room in light of accounting for an injury to the previously-signed Reggie Bullock.
Whole Morris initially felt slighted by the Celtics not offering him a contract this past summer, it seems he was not short of offers from other teams. While the Clippers' offer was one that offered the 30-year-old the most financial security, Morris will make a coll $15 million in a one-year balloon deal with the Knicks.
A lot of what goes into considering offers is also much more beyond the money. While it's unclear when exactly Morris received this offer, he would have had to fight off Paul George and Montrezl Harrell for minutes at power forward, maybe even Kawhi Leonard for spot minutes at small forward.
Playing for the Spurs is at times a crapshoot, given that head coach Gregg Popovich falls in and out of love with his players and tends to leave them out of a role if they fail to perform the way he expects. The Knicks were the most puzzling choice of all, as he would have had to compete with the other three power forwards the team signed in free agency: Julius Randle, Bobby Portis, and Taj Gibson.
Somehow, not only did he carve his way out of that logjam, but he also leads the team in scoring and 3-point shooting. Morris is also one of the hottest potential trade targets this season, with a chance to play for a contender.
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