Ranking the 25 best Kansas basketball NBA careers of all-time
10. player. 462. . SF. Jayhawks . Marcus Morris
Career statistics (as of 2023): 783 games, 12.3 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.5 APG, 43.4% FG
Houston Rockets, 2011-2013
Phoenix Suns, 2013-2015
Detroit Pistons, 2015-2017
Boston Celtics, 2017-2019
New York Knicks, 2019-2020
Los Angeles Clippers, 2020-2023
If you read slide No. 16 and were waiting to see Markieff’s twin brother, you’ve reached your destination. Marcus has been the better of the Morrises in the NBA due to his superior scoring ability and longevity. Even entering his age 34 season, Morris is coming off an 11.2 point per game average in 2022-23.
His best (half) season came with the New York Knicks in 2019-20. Before being dealt at the trade deadline to the team he plays for now — the Los Angeles Clippers — Marcus was on a heater in the Mecca of Basketball. In 43 games, he averaged a team-high 19.6 points on an absurd 43.9 percent three-point percentage. He has never posted numbers like those again but performs better in the role as the second or third scoring option regardless.
Morris is a hybrid forward who can put the ball in the net in multiple ways. He can beat less athletic defenders off the dribble or bully small guards in the post to create space for an easy jumper. It took Marcus a few years in the league to get fully settled in, but he’s consistently been one of the NBA’s better wings for the past decade or so.