NBA Market: Marcus Morris, new player for the New York Knicks

NBA Market: New York Knicks have signed Marcus Morris without hesitation, as he joins through an Exhibit 9 Contract that will allow the franchise to cut him without problems in case of injury during the preseason. Initially signs a one-year non-guaranteed contract.

Morris, 35, spent most of the 2019-20 season with the Knicks. In 43 games, he averaged 19.6 points, a career-best, along with 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 32.3 minutes. He is far from being that player now

More recently, he split the 2023-24 season between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 6.4 points and 2.7 rebounds in 16.7 minutes over 49 games (seven as a starter).

Shortly after the Knicks announced the deal with Morris, Ian Begley of SNY reported that "he is seen by the Knicks as a 4/5 at this point in his career" and "has a real chance to make it" to the regular season roster.

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