Up until now, the prevailing thought has been that the New York Knicks would keep Marcus Morris past the NBA's Feb. 6 trade deadline. But now, with Steve Mills gone, things may be changing.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Morris is now available in trade talks following the firing of Mills as president of basketball operations on Tuesday.
Morris joined the Knicks on a one-year deal this past summer and is making $15 million this season, making him a relatively difficult contract to match.
However, numerous contenders around the NBA could certainly use Morris off the bench (or even in a starting role), so expect him to generate plenty of interest between now and the Thursday deadline.
In 43 games this season, Morris is averaging 19.6 points and 5.4 rebounds over 32.3 minutes per game while shooting 44.2 percent from the floor, 43.9 percent from three-point range and 82.3 percent from the free-throw line.
The 30-year-old is primarily a power forward in the modern NBA and has the ability to space the floor and guard multiple positions on the defensive end, making him a rather valuable commodity.
Morris, who played his collegiate basketball at the University of Kansas, was originally selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round (14th pick overall) of the 2011 NBA Draft.
However, he spent just one-and-a-half seasons with the Rockets before being traded to the Phoenix Suns, where he resided for parts of three seasons before being dealt to the Detroit Pistons during the summer of 2015.
After a couple of years in the Motor City, Morris was traded to the Boston Celtics, where he enjoyed the most successful two-year run of his career.
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