Markieff Morris will be playing in his third game with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday when the team takes on the Denver Nuggets.
Morris signed with the Thunder on Feb. 20, so it's been a world wind of a week for the veteran small forward.
Morris says he doesn't want to force things with the Thunder, who have one of the best records in the NBA entering Tuesday at 38-21, good for third place in the Western Conference standings.
“For me, you just want to be a help to the team,” Morris said, via Maddie Lee of the Oklahoman. “You don’t want to come in and force things. You want everything to go smooth, how they went before you got here. So for me just getting acclimated to the offense and defense, playing with the guys.”
In two games with the Thunder, Markieff Morris is averaging 5.0 points. That number is going to go up as the season moves along and the swingman gets more comfortable with his teammates and Billy Donovan's system.
Morris, who began the season with the Washington Wizards, has career NBA averages of 11.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He can score in bunches off the dribble and from the 3-point line, two reasons why OKC heavily pursued him.
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