The San Antonio Spurs were not fond of Marcus Morris free agency maneuver to pull out of handshake agreement with them, only to sign with the New York Knicks days after, as they planned to open up more cap space by re-working a deal.

“They’re pissed” is how a league general manager described it, according to Frank Isola of The Athletic.

Not only did the Spurs lose Morris, but they were forced to make moves to acquire him, trading forward Davis Bertans to the Washington Wizards and convincing former Brooklyn Nets forward DeMarre Carroll to rework his free-agent contract to make the necessary room. The move was seen as unsavory and almost vile, as a player's word matters just as much as a general manager he shakes hands with.

Morris opted to go for the green, choosing a one-year, $15 million deal with the Knicks instead of the two-year, $20 million deal he agreed to sign with the Spurs (second-year player option).

The value of both contracts, though $5 million apart for the first season, is virtually close, considering the cost of living in Texas is a lot less, due to no state taxes — making this more a matter of where he'd rather live for the next year.

“The only difference is that Marcus will be a free agent next summer coming off a season with the Knicks as opposed to playing a season with the Spurs,” said a league executive. “In New York, he’ll be fighting for playing time and shots with all the power forwards they have. In San Antonio, well, it’s the Spurs. Which organization would you pick?”

Morris walked into a power forward logjam, now forced to battle for playing time against projected starter Julius Randle, Bobby Portis, and Taj Gibson. It's likely Morris, like Portis, will have to play some time out of position to carve out a role, but given the depth in bigs — it's heavily unlikely he will see the role he carved for himself with the Boston Celtics.