Marcus Thomas Morris Sr. (born September 2, 1989) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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before being selected 14th overall by the

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in the

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Early life

Morris was born in

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, to Thomasine "Angel" Morris. He has four brothers, Donte, Blake, David and twin Markieff, who also plays in the NBA. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Morris was listed as the No. 10 power forward and the No. 29 player in the nation in 2008.

College career

Morris attended the

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, where he majored in

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. Morris was named the 2010–11

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Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He also was named a second team

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for his play in the 2010–11 basketball season by both the Associated Press and the

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, and a third team All-America by

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. On March 30, 2011, Morris was named to the ten-member John R. Wooden Award Men's All American team. Morris and his brother signed with a sports agent from Los Angeles, and announced that they would enter the

Professional career

Houston Rockets (2011–2013)

Morris was selected by the

with the 14th overall pick in the

, five minutes after his brother Markieff was taken with the 13th pick by the

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. Morris was assigned to the

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of the

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on January 2, 2012. In his first game in the D-League on January 6, 2012, he recorded 33 points and 16 rebounds in a narrow 105–103 loss to the

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. Morris returned to the Rockets on January 16, was reassigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on February 3, and returned to the Rockets again on February 20. After an injury to Patrick Patterson, Rockets head coach Kevin McHale named Morris the opening day starter at power forward for the 2012–13 season. When told he would be starting, Morris thought McHale was kidding, since he rarely played his rookie season and was hurt during the preseason. During the course of the season, Morris was the backup power forward to Patterson, and started 17 games while Patterson was injured. His three-point shot was much improved from his rookie season, more than tripling the percentage from 12% to 38%.

Phoenix Suns (2013–2015)

On February 21, 2013, Morris was traded to the

, reuniting him with his brother Markieff. The next day, Morris played his first game with his brother in the last six minutes of a loss to the

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, as he recorded seven points, two steals, and a rebound, despite having no formal training from the Suns before entering the game. This marked the second time that twin brothers played for the same NBA team; Dick and

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also played together for the Suns during the 1976–77 season. On March 1, 2013, Morris scored 16 points to help the Suns defeat the

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92–87. He made four out of five three-point attempts. Morris went on to start alongside Markieff on March 9, 2013, against his former team, the Rockets, which made the Morris twins the first set of twins to ever start for the same NBA team. On September 29, 2014, Morris signed a multi-year contract extension with the Suns. In the Suns' 2014–15 season opener on October 29, 2014, he recorded 21 points in the 119–99 win over the

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. On January 7 game against the

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, Morris received a technical foul and was caught on national TV berating head coach

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about the situation. It resulted in Morris not playing for the rest of the game. His other antics during his final season with the Suns and afterwards, though, led to ''AZCentral.com'' labeling him one of Arizona's biggest sports villains. On February 6, 2015, Morris recorded his first career double-double with career highs of 34 points and 12 rebounds in a 100–93 victory over the

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. Morris' double-double off the bench marked him as just the second player after

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in 2014–15 to record a 30-point, 10-rebound game off the bench. The last Suns player to do it was

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in 1997. On March 22 against the Dallas Mavericks, the Morris twins had double-doubles in the same game for the first time in their professional careers.

Detroit Pistons (2015–2017)

On July 9, 2015, Morris was traded to the

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, along with

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and

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, in exchange for a 2020 second-round draft pick. He made his debut for the Pistons on October 27, 2015, in the team's season-opener against the

. In 37 minutes of action as a starter, Morris recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds in a 106–94 victory. On April 1, 2016, he scored a season-high 31 points in a 98–89 loss to the

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. The Pistons finished the regular season as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 44–38 record, earning a playoff berth for the first time since 2009. In their first-round series against the top-seeded eventual champion

, the Pistons were swept 4–0. On February 3, 2017, Morris scored a career-high 36 points in a 116–108 victory over the

. On February 28, he set a new career high with 37 points in a 120–113 overtime victory over the

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Boston Celtics (2017–2019)

On July 7, 2017, Morris was traded to the

in exchange for

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and a 2019 second-round draft pick. On March 31, 2018, he scored 25 points in a 110–99 victory over the

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. It was Morris' fourth straight game with at least 20 points, setting a career high.

New York Knicks (2019–2020)

On July 16, 2019, Morris signed with the

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. On January 5, 2020, Morris scored a career-high 38 points and tied his career high for field goals made (13) in a 135–132 loss against the

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Los Angeles Clippers (2020–2023)

On February 6, 2020, the Knicks traded Morris to the

in a three-team trade with the

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, sending Maurice Harkless to New York and Jerome Robinson to Washington; the Clippers also acquired Isaiah Thomas from the Wizards in the trade. Morris debuted for the Clippers on February 9, 2020, scoring 10 points in a 133–92 victory over the

. In the first round of the

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, he was ejected during Game 6 after committing a flagrant foul on

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and was fined $35,000, but was never suspended. In the 2020 Western Conference Semifinals, Morris notably had an altercation with

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as the Clippers fell in seven games after the Nuggets came back from a 3–1 series deficit. Morris averaged 11.8 points and 4.8 rebounds during the playoffs. On November 25, 2020, Morris re-signed with the Clippers on a 4-year, $64 million contract.

Philadelphia 76ers (2023–2024)

On November 1, 2023, the

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acquired Morris,

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, Kenyon Martin Jr. and Robert Covington from the Clippers in exchange for

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, and

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. As part of the trade, the Clippers dealt a first-round pick, two second-round picks, a pick swap, and cash considerations to the 76ers, while sending a pick swap and cash considerations to the

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. On February 8, 2024, Morris was traded to the

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in a three-team deal involving the

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. However, he did not play any games for the Spurs, and was waived on February 29.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2024)

On March 18, 2024, Morris signed a 10-day contract with the

, and on March 29, he signed for the rest of the season. On September 15, 2024, Morris re-signed with the

, but was waived on September 28.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

Morris is seven minutes younger than his identical twin brother, Markieff. He is a fan of his hometown

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while Markieff roots for the rival

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. His nicknames are "Mook" and "Flask Dad". Morris' girlfriend Amber Soulds gave birth to a son, Marcus Jr., on July 20, 2018. Beginning with the 2018–19 season, Morris donned "Morris Sr." on the back of his gameday jersey. The Morris brothers and former teammates Goran and

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all briefly played for the Suns during the fourth quarter of the team's January 2, 2015 112–96 victory over the

. It marked the first time in the NBA's history that two pairs of brothers were on the court for the same team at the same time. On February 26, 2012, the state of Kansas filed battery charges against Morris and another assailant, Julius K. Harris, for punching an employee of the Cave, a bar and nightclub in

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in which they had been watching the final Border War basketball match between Kansas and Missouri. Morris and Harris entered a diversion agreement for the battery charge, with Morris paying a $300 diversion fee, $60 in court fees, and agreeing not to come in contact with the victim or The Cave for one year. On January 24, 2015, Marcus and Markieff Morris were involved in two aggravated assault cases as five different men (including the twins and former

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safety Gerald Bowman) allegedly assaulted 36-year-old Eric Hood outside the Nina Mason Pulliam Recreation Center in

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. Hood mentored the Morris twins from high school until the end of their college careers; the brothers assaulted Hood for "sending an inappropriate text message" to their mother. The case against the Morris brothers was first brought on August 3, 2015; the trial concluded on October 3, 2017, with the twins and Gerald Bowman found not guilty and the accused Julius Kane and Christopher Melendez Jr. confessing their guilt in September 2017. In spite of the resolution the incident was considered a catalyst for the Suns trading Marcus to the Pistons on July 9, 2015 and a factor in dealing his brother to the

on February 18, 2016. On January 11, 2024, Morris was awarded the key to the City of Philadelphia for his contributions on and off the court. The Morris twins helped create the Family Over Everything Foundation, an organization that assists members of under-served communities in Philadelphia and other cities.

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Kansas Jayhawks bio

Marcus Morris deserves place in pantheon
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