The New York Knicks have signed veteran ahead Marcus Morris to an Exhibit 9 contract, the crew introduced Sunday. That is the second notable Exhibit 9 contract that the Knicks have handed out in as many days, as New York additionally signed veteran sharpshooter Landry Shamet to such a deal on Saturday. Exhibit 9 contracts are primarily coaching camp invitations. Each Morris and Shamet will now have an opportunity to make the Knicks roster. They are going to be competing with former Orlando Magic first-round decide Chuma Okeke, who can also be on a non-guaranteed deal, for New York’s remaining roster slot.
Morris, getting into his age-35 season, is a 13-year NBA veteran who has performed for eight NBA groups. Amongst them are the Knicks, with whom he spent a memorable however transient stint in the course of the 2019-20 marketing campaign. The Knicks dealt him to the Clippers on the 2020 commerce deadline, and he stayed in Los Angeles till final season, when he was included within the blockbuster commerce for James Harden. He remained in Philadelphia till the commerce deadline earlier than getting dealt in a deal that introduced Buddy Hield to the 76ers. Following a buyout, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, with whom he completed the 2023-24 marketing campaign.
Morris is a flexible ahead with the physicality to defend larger wings, however his calling card is his taking pictures. He is made 37.7% of his 3-pointers within the NBA, and final season he was a hair above 40%. He is declined defensively with age, and he cannot fairly create his personal appears as he might earlier in his profession, however he is an skilled wing that the group is aware of from that first stint in New York.
Nonetheless, he’ll face stiff competitors for that remaining slot in New York. Between Morris, Shamet and Okeke, the Knicks have seemingly determined they need a recognized amount as their fifteenth man. All three have performed actual NBA minutes, and given the accidents the Knicks skilled final season, they need to make sure whoever they decide is able to doing so once more subsequent season.
