Markieff Morris Biography
Markieff Morris is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
On February 14, 2019, he signed a one-year deal with Oklahoma City Thunder and he was listed as the No. 17 power forward and the No. 49 player in the nation in 2008.
Markieff Morris Age
He was born on September 2, 1989, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is 29 years old as of 2018.
Markieff Morris Height
He stands at a height of 2.08 m.
Markieff Morris Family | Markieff Morris Brother | Markieff Morris Twin | Markieff Morris And Marcus Morris
He was born and raised by Thomasine “Angel” Morris, his mother. He has four brothers; Donte Morris, Blake Morris, David Morris and his twin brother Marcus Morris who plays for the Boston Celtics. There are no records of who their father is and whether or not he was in his kids’ lives.
He was into basketball early in his life and he began playing the sport competitively with his teammates in Prep Charter and APEX Academy.
Markieff Morris Wife
He is married to Thereza Wright-Morris and the two are blessed with a daughter named Jyzelle.
Markieff Morris College Career | Markieff Morris Draft
After high school, he proceeded to the University of Kansas to study American Studies from 2008 to 2011. At that time, he played for the Kansa Jayhawks men’s basketball team. His great performance and abilities got him picked a Fifth Team All-America by Fox Sports at the end of his junior season.
Out of the 10 games he played, he recorded a total of 6.1 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 13.6 points per game. Together with his twin brother Marcus, they were signed with a sports agent from Los Angeles and announced that they would enter the 2011 NBA draft. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns as the 13th overall pick in the draft and his brother was drafted by the Houston Rockets just five minutes later.
Markieff Morris Stats
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Regular Season | Markieff Morris Espn | Markieff Morris Game Log
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Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
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2018–19 |
Washington |
34 |
15 |
26.0 |
.436 |
.333 |
.781 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
.7 |
.6 |
11.5 |
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2017–18 |
Washington |
73 |
73 |
27.0 |
.480 |
.367 |
.820 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
.8 |
.5 |
11.5 |
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2016–17 |
Washington |
76 |
76 |
31.2 |
.457 |
.362 |
.837 |
6.5 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
.6 |
14.0 |
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2015–16 |
Phoenix |
37 |
24 |
24.8 |
.397 |
.289 |
.717 |
5.2 |
2.4 |
.9 |
.5 |
11.6 |
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2015–16 |
Washington |
27 |
21 |
26.4 |
.467 |
.316 |
.764 |
5.9 |
1.4 |
.9 |
.6 |
12.4 |
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2014–15 |
Phoenix |
82 |
82 |
31.5 |
.465 |
.318 |
.763 |
6.2 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
.5 |
15.3 |
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2013–14 |
Phoenix |
81 |
0 |
26.6 |
.486 |
.315 |
.792 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
.8 |
.6 |
13.8 |
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2012–13 |
Phoenix |
82 |
32 |
22.4 |
.407 |
.336 |
.732 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
.9 |
.8 |
8.2 |
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2011–12 |
Phoenix |
63 |
7 |
19.5 |
.399 |
.347 |
.717 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
.7 |
.7 |
7.4 |
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Career |
555 |
330 |
26.4 |
.450 |
.338 |
.779 |
5.6 |
1.7 |
.9 |
.6 |
11.8 |
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Markieff Morris Contract | Markieff Morris Salary
He first signed a four-year rookie contract that kept him in the Suns till the 2014 season. After this, he signed another multi-year contract extension with the Talking Stick Resort Arena team. His new contract was reportedly worth $32 million for a four-year term averaging an average salary at $8 million.
Markieff Morris New Contract
On February 1, 2019, he signed a one-year deal with Oklahoma City Thunder following his buyout from the New Orleans Pelicans.
Markieff Morris Trade | Markieff Morris Wizards
On February 18, 2016, he was traded by the Suns to the Washington Wizards so that the Suns could get Kris Humphries, DeJuan Blair, and Georgios Papagiannis. He got back to an impressive form as he recorded a couple of career highs as from the next day, he made a debut for the Wizards in a 98-86 win over the Detroit Pistons recording six points and two rebounds in 22 minutes.
He recorded his first double-double as a Wizard with 16 points with 16 points and 13 rebounds in a 116-108 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The next year on February 10, he scored a season-high 26 points in a 112-107 win over the Indiana Pacers.
Morris was traded on January 7, 2019, along with a 2023 second-round pick to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Wesly Johnson and he was waived by the Pelicans the following day.
Markieff Morris Injury
He was ruled out for 6 to 8 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia on September 22, 2019, and on March 13, 2018, he returned and scored a season-high 27 points in a 116-111 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was again ruled out on January 3, 2019, for 6 weeks due to the neck and upper back stiffness that led to him being diagnosed with transient cervical neuropraxia.
Markieff Morris Position
He plays in the Power Forward position.
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Markieff Morris, Thunder Reportedly Agree to Contract Despite Lakers’ Interest
Source: bleacherreport.com
Veteran forward Markieff Morris agreed to sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday following his buyout from the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.
Charania noted the Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, and Brooklyn Nets were among the other interested teams. Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times reported last week that the Los Angeles Lakers would have considered signing Morris if he were healthy.
New Orleans acquired Morris and a 2023 second-round pick from the Washington Wizards in exchange for swingman Wesley Johnson prior to the trade deadline, but Morris never appeared in a game for the Pelicans.
In 34 games this season for the Wizards prior to the trade, Morris was averaging 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 43.6 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range.
Morris’ numbers have been down the past two seasons after putting up career-best stats in his final full season with the Phoenix Suns and a first full season with the Wizards.