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The Rockets repeatedly pushed that no rift existed between James Harden and Chris Paul. Chris Paul blew the lid right off the idea. Paul said, since getting traded to the Thunder, he and Harden hadn’t really spoken. Paul also said Houston general manager Daryl Morey told him a few days before the deal that Paul wouldn’t be sent to Oklahoma City, adding an even more incriminating timeline to Morey’s public declaration he wouldn’t trade Paul. That only further undermines the trustworthiness of Morey, who led the charge of denying issues between Harden and Paul. That gets us back to the previous question: Just how corrosive was tension between Harden and Paul? Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated and Zach Lowe of ESPN discussed on the The Lowe Post podcast. Spears: I really want to go watch that last game, because I’ve heard talk about body language and James maybe not running up and down the court or them barking at each other. Lowe: On the bench. That story is … [Read more...] about Rumor: James Harden told Mike D’Antoni during last playoff game Rockets had to move Chris Paul

The Spurs agreed to a two-year, $20 million deal with Marcus Morris. San Antonio even traded Davis Bertans to the Wizards to make the cap mechanics work. Then, Morris reneged to sign a one-year, $15 million contract with the Knicks. The Spurs spreading word that they were pissed was one thing. San Antonio president-coach Gregg Popovich putting his name behind the indignation is another. Jabari Young of The Athletic: And Popovich on losing Davis Bertans and the Marcus Morris situation … said it was handled “unprofessionally on a couple different level” #Spurs #Knicks @TheAthleticNBA pic.twitter.com/rNomm3H5KJ — Jabari Young (@JabariJYoung) September 30, 2019 Popovich: It was more than difficult to lose Davis. Let’s just say that that was an unfortunate situation that was handled unprofessionally on a couple of different levels. We made that move to make the signing that we did and got blindsided. Davis was a special player, as we all know. He was young … [Read more...] about Gregg Popovich: Marcus Morris situation handled ‘unprofessionally’

Thes are the facts on the ground: Powerful agent Rich Paul negotiated a two-year, $20 million contract for Marcus Morris with the Spurs, and he verbally agreed to it. The Spurs made a series of moves to clear out the cap space to honor that agreement. However, by the time the moratorium ended and players could sign deals, Morris had started to move on and soon reached a new, one-year, $15 million contract with the Knicks. A few days later, Morris and Paul parted ways. Now the rumors are starting to come in around how that went down. The buzz at Summer League was Morris was disappointed with the market for his services, which he thought would be more robust. He took the Spurs offer that Paul set up, but when the Knicks came with $5 million more per year on a one-year deal — which makes Morris a free agent again in a much weaker class next summer — he wanted it. Paul, however, was not part of those talks and urged him to stick with the original Spurs deal, according to Marc … [Read more...] about Rumor: Marcus Morris left agent Rich Paul over backing out of Spurs deal to join Knicks

Marcus Morris caused a stir by backing out of his two-year, $20 million agreement with the Spurs to sign a one-year, $15 million contract with the Knicks. It’s radical enough whenever a player reneges on a contract agreement. Morris’ situation was complicated by San Antonio already trading Davis Bertans to make room for him, backing out after the moratorium ended and being represented by Rich Paul – the NBA’s most controversial agent. Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News: New Knick Marcus Morris and his agent Rich Paul have agreed to part ways, sources told the Daily News. Morris, according to a source, turned down a $41 million offer from the Clippers before pivoting to the Spurs and, eventually, the Knicks. Bondy initially reported Morris and Nerlens Noel fired Paul. Since, Bondy issued two corrections: Noel remains with Klutch Sports, and Morris and Paul parted ways. Something clearly went very wrong with Morris’ free agency. Many questions remain … [Read more...] about Report: Marcus Morris, agent Rich Paul part ways

The Knicks’ two-year, $21 million contract with Reggie Bullock might fall through. That has Marcus Morris – who agreed to a two-year, $20 million deal with the Spurs – looking at New York. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN: Reporting with @MarcJSpearsESPN: Free agent Marcus Morris — who committed to a two-year, $20M Spurs deal w/ player option — is re-considering agreement. Morris is now considering a free agent deal with Knicks, who'll have additional cap space with reworking of Bullock deal. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 9, 2019 Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports: Yahoo Sources: New York Knicks have a one-year, roughly $15 million offer on the table for Marcus Morris who is considering reneging on his two-year, $20 million agreement with San Antonio. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 9, 2019 Backing out of his agreement with the Spurs would not look good for Morris. That’s especially true this far after the moratorium, which ended … [Read more...] about Report: Marcus Morris considering backing out of Spurs deal to join Knicks