At no point this season did I ever think that Markieff Morris would be getting the lead in an article...unless, maybe, it was because he killed a guy or something (leading victim candidates included a coach, a referee, or a reporter who spoke ill of his twin brother). Well, he got the lead and nobody died...that I'm aware of.
In his first game playing for interim head coach Earl Watson, 'Kieff showed out to the tune of 30 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, a steal, and a pair of blocks. If that wasn't worthy of a raised eyebrow or two, Morris also drained a three and shot 13-20 from the field in his 41 minutes. Hot damn.
Whether he's actually interested in helping the Suns win games or simply trying to improve the value of his stock in an effort to facilitate a move out of the desert, it doesn't really matter for fantasy purposes. If he's going to get the run...if he's going to keep his attitude in check...if he's going to play with effort and focus...he needs to be on fantasy rosters. Trying to predict what kind of situation he'll be in this time next month is likely a fool's errand, but there is big time upside (as we just witnessed) when everything is kosher with Markieff. I wouldn't give up anything of value or break your free agency bank account because this could be very temporary, but if you have some dead weight to drop, you could do a lot worse than having Morris occupy your last roster spot until the trade deadline.
Let's take a look at what else shook down on a five-game Tuesday evening in the NBA...
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