Report: Spurs Pissed At Knicks / Knicks Happy To F Over Spurs

[Spurtacular]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/spurs-reportedly-angry-with-knicks-over-marcus-morris-signing/ar-AAEzYoP?ocid=spartanntp


The San Antonio Spurs agreed to a deal with Marcus Morris in the first week of free agency only to have him back out and sign with the New York Knicks, and you can probably guess how Gregg Popovich’s team feels about the situation.One NBA general manager told Frank Isola of The Athletic that the Spurs are “pissed” that Morris did not honor the verbal agreement they had in place with him (https://theathletic.com/1085119/2019/07/19/isola-the-marcus-morris-situation-has-rekindled-fire-between-spurs-and-knicks/) for a two-year, $20 million deal. He instead signed a one-year, $15 million contract with the Knicks, and that came after San Antonio created more cap space by trading Davis Bertans and having free agent DeMarre Carroll tweak his deal. While there are no rules against what Morris and the Knicks did, it is certainly frowned upon.

The Spurs and Knicks have a rivalry that dates back to when there was some bad blood when the two teams met in the 2006 NBA Finals, and Isola was told by a source close to the Morris situation that New York considered it a “small victory.” There’s a belief that they were happy to pull one over on the Spurs because they think some members of the San Antonio organization made illegal contact with Kristaps Porzingis when he was still playing for New York.

[Budkin]

Ahh the 2006 Finals against the Knicks... hell of a series.

[Ron Swanson]

We met in the 2006 Finals?

[Leetonidas]

MSN is a joke :lol

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

2006 - manu’s finals mvp

[Kurik]

Malik Rose carried that 2006 Knicks team to the finals.

[timtonymanu]

Have fun continuing being the big market team with no success to show for it.

:lol losing players to little brother Brooklyn

[slick'81]

Man that 2006 finals was legendary

[Quiet Strength]

I didn't know the spurs won that year. I'll take it over what really happened.

[gambit1990]

knicks will be in turmoil until they get a new owner.

[Hyperhypo]

2006 Duncan had that quadruple double. Robinson was a beeeaassst. The ice man was near retirement

[Mr. Body]

I think that's the Julian calendar they're using.

[John B]

2nd year of the 3peat. How could anyone forget?

[ZeusWillJudge]

2006 Duncan had that quadruple double. Robinson was a beeeaassst. The ice man was near retirement


Oh... THAT year. Yeah. :lol


It must be sad to be the Knicks and have to go that small to look for a "victory".

[Hyperhypo]

Someone remind the Knicks that they are part of the reason teams make the playoffs in the East with a sub .500 record

[playblair]

sign dejuan blair on a 10 day contract & have him hip check morris into knicks bench

[Hyperhypo]

2005-06
Spurs were 63-19 (Second best in the NBA)
Knickerbockers were 23-59 (Second worst in the NBA)


109-96 W
121-93 W

Easiest 2 game series ever.

[slick'81]

Jokes on them we got trey lyles:king

[spurs10]

Ahh the 2006 Finals against the Knicks... hell of a series. That 2006 Finals with the Knicks is one I think of all the time! Man, what a series!! I still watch it all the time!

[Uriel]

Sensationalist / misleading thread title, tbh :rolleyes

[DAF86]

2006 Spurs were the best Spurs team ever, imho.

[Chillen]

That 2006 NBA Finals, Duncan's finger roll shot for the series game winner iceman style, unforgettable man. Good times, lol.

[timvp]

I was worried back in 2006 when Manu went up to block Dirk's shot but thankfully he realized the Spurs were up by three points so it didn't matter if Dirk made the layup :tu

[tesseractive]

I was worried back in 2006 when Manu went up to block Dirk's shot but thankfully he realized the Spurs were up by three points so it didn't matter if Dirk made the layup :tu
too soon

[DAF86]

I was worried back in 2006 when Manu went up to block Dirk's shot but thankfully he realized the Spurs were up by three points so it didn't matter if Dirk made the layup :tu

Ban, imho.

[weeks]

Ahh the 2006 Finals against the Knicks... hell of a series.

i cant believe that took me as long as it did, fucking MSN :dizzy

[Bellboy]

2006 Spurs. Seems just like yesterday, undefeated regular season. Perfect 46-0 playoff record. NBA retires the Larry O’Brien trophy 🏆. Bill Russell seeks therapy. Spurs team named GOAT.

[Robz4000]

I was worried back in 2006 when Manu went up to block Dirk's shot but thankfully he realized the Spurs were up by three points so it didn't matter if Dirk made the layup :tu

:depressed

[Spurtacular]

So, what's that illegal contact with Porzingas all about?

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

Isola doesn't know what the hell he is talking about, as evidence look at the 06 Finals comment. Frank most likely made up his sources for this story or talked to somebody who was very little info

[Play Boban]

Remember how Porker was bailed out by Nick Van Exel in 2006? Benched for the entire fourth quarter in the legendary game 7 while Manu and Timmy carried us to a come from behind victory after Porker went 0/11 FG with 0 points, 2 assists, and 8 turnovers in the first three quarters tbh? Got damn, those Finals were special. The second of our legendary threepeat. :wow

[Play Boban]

I was worried back in 2006 when Manu went up to block Dirk's shot but thankfully he realized the Spurs were up by three points so it didn't matter if Dirk made the layup :tu
:cry it still hurts :cry

:lmao

[Philthemage]

That 2006 Finals with the Knicks is one I think of all the time! Man, what a series!! I still watch it all the time!

Sounds like the Knicks, getting pissed at something that didn't happen.

[YGWHI]

So, what's that illegal contact with Porzingas all about?
Spurs tried to trade for Porzingins but Mavs get him?? I don't like this player that much but I find very depressing that Mavs beat us in a deal

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I was worried back in 2006 when Manu went up to block Dirk's shot but thankfully he realized the Spurs were up by three points so it didn't matter if Dirk made the layup :tu

At least it didn’t jeopardize any sort of three-peat opportunity during Duncan’s prime...sort of a meaningless play in Spurs’ history.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

2 decades of irrelevancy, preserved in salt. poor billy crystal tbh

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

:wow knicks 21st century 1st round draft history

1999: Frederick Weis (1999)
2000: Donnell Harvey (No. 22)
2002: Nene (No. 7)
2003: Michael Sweetney (No. 9)
2005: Channing Frye (No. 8), David Lee (No. 30)
2006: Renaldo Balkman (No. 20), Mardy Collins (No. 29)
2007: Wilson Chandler (No. 23)
2008: Danilo Gallinari (No. 6)
2009: Jordan Hill (No. 8)
2011: Iman Shumpert (No. 17)
2013: Tim Hardaway Jr. (No. 24)
2015: Kristaps Porzingis (No. 4)
2017: Frank Ntilikina (No. 8)
2018: Kevin Knox (No. 9)

[exstatic]

This is just speculation, but the Spurs ALWAYS do their due diligence on players. They passed on that coke head Nassir Little for just that reason. They probably had no interest in Porzingis, but knew he was all rapey, and maybe shared that intel with a team, or teams, lowering offers for The Unicorn Rapist.

[Spurtacular]

:wow knicks 21st century 1st round draft history

1999: Frederick Weis (1999)
2000: Donnell Harvey (No. 22)
2002: Nene (No. 7)
2003: Michael Sweetney (No. 9)
2005: Channing Frye (No. 8), David Lee (No. 30)
2006: Renaldo Balkman (No. 20), Mardy Collins (No. 29)
2007: Wilson Chandler (No. 23)
2008: Danilo Gallinari (No. 6)
2009: Jordan Hill (No. 8)
2011: Iman Shumpert (No. 17)
2013: Tim Hardaway Jr. (No. 24)
2015: Kristaps Porzingis (No. 4)
2017: Frank Ntilikina (No. 8)
2018: Kevin Knox (No. 9)

The three white guys they drafted are their best picks. :lol

[Mr. Body]

:wow knicks 21st century 1st round draft history

1999: Frederick Weis (1999)
2000: Donnell Harvey (No. 22)
2002: Nene (No. 7)
2003: Michael Sweetney (No. 9)
2005: Channing Frye (No. 8), David Lee (No. 30)
2006: Renaldo Balkman (No. 20), Mardy Collins (No. 29)
2007: Wilson Chandler (No. 23)
2008: Danilo Gallinari (No. 6)
2009: Jordan Hill (No. 8)
2011: Iman Shumpert (No. 17)
2013: Tim Hardaway Jr. (No. 24)
2015: Kristaps Porzingis (No. 4)
2017: Frank Ntilikina (No. 8)
2018: Kevin Knox (No. 9)

This isn't that shitty, to be honest. Not clear why 1) they continue to draft later than their records deserve, and 2) why they never keep the better players they get. Nene, Frye, Lee, Chandler, Gallinari, Shumpert, Porzingis are all good picks. I'm guessing they trade them off for failed assets and that's why they didn't have picks in 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016.

[Poolboy5623]

What's the bigger joke... the article or the Knicks??

[Spurs Homer]

Alternative facts.

circa 2006

[Russ]

Back on planet Earth . . .

2004, 2006, and 2013 were probably the most the most disappointing endings to seasons.

And what happened the next year each time?

[ZeusWillJudge]

too soon


:lol :lol :lol

[rascal]

I didn't know the spurs won that year. I'll take it over what really happened.

The Knicks won that year. ;)

[Dirks_Finale]

And all this time i thought Wade and his refs robbed Dirk in the 2006 Finals. But it was actually Spurs vs Stephon Marbury and his Knicks .

[Seventyniner]

I was worried back in 2006 when Manu went up to block Dirk's shot but thankfully he realized the Spurs were up by three points so it didn't matter if Dirk made the layup :tu

:cry it still hurts :cry

[baseline bum]

Paul George was a beast in that 2006 Finals. I'll never forget that two hand jam he threw down on Ewing in Game 5 to send him into retirement. Spurs should have never traded that guy.

[Arcadian]

How the fuck do you get the wrong year for an NBA Finals? What a dumbass.

[Bynumite]

So the classy and by the book spurs colluded? I thought they were above that. Disgraceful behavior, league's office should definitely look into that and take appropriate action against the spurs tbh.

As for the Morris situation, it couldn't have happened to a bigger dickhead than Poop. That's what he gets for constantly sticking his nose in other organisation's business :lol

[Rosewood]

So the classy and by the book spurs colluded? I thought they were above that. Disgraceful behavior, league's office should definitely look into that and take appropriate action against the spurs tbh.

As for the Morris situation, it couldn't have happened to a bigger dickhead than Poop. That's what he gets for constantly sticking his nose in other organisation's business :lol When will we see you on your Clippersfan alt?

[Spurtacular]

This isn't that shitty, to be honest. Not clear why 1) they continue to draft later than their records deserve, and 2) why they never keep the better players they get. Nene, Frye, Lee, Chandler, Gallinari, Shumpert, Porzingis are all good picks. I'm guessing they trade them off for failed assets and that's why they didn't have picks in 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016.

A lot of shitty trades. What you expect with morons like Isiah Thomas, Phil Jackson, James Dolan?

All the same, that is eight top ten picks.

[Hyperhypo]

Lots of upset folks out there that a tiny market dominates year in and year out

[koriwhat]

Ahh the 2006 Finals against the Knicks... hell of a series.

exactly my sentiments... :lmao

[BillMc]

2006 was my favorite championship. Can't seem to find the DVD on Amazon though....

That was the title Tony left MSG with the LOB trophy under one arm and Dolan's wife on the other.

[SpurPadre]

So Manu never committed "The Foul" in '06?! What a shitty nightmare then!

[Reck]

Also did not realized the Spurs had some sort of rivalry with the Knicks for any length of time. :lol Derp

[spursparker9]

Report: Knicks unhappy with Spurs, felt they 'crossed lines' with Kristaps Porzingis

The bad blood that reportedly developed between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs over free agent Marcus Morris spurning San Antonio for the Big Apple stems all the way back to the Kristaps Porzingis trade, according to Ian Begley of SNY.

On Friday, The Athletic’s Frank Isola reported that the Spurs were “pissed” that Morris reneged on a handshake agreement with San Antonio to instead take a one-year, $15 million deal in New York.

According to Begley, the Knicks have some beef with the Spurs as well. They believed that San Antonio “crossed lines of accepted behavior” before Porzingis was dealt to the Mavericks in February.

There are no specifics on what the Spurs may have done, but the Knicks apparently felt that they “operated outside of accepted NBA norms.”

One could speculate that the Spurs may have had interest in dealing for Porzingis too. But the Knicks instead sent their franchise player to the Spurs’ in-state neighbors.

There is still a lot more we don’t know about this alleged riff. Morris has certainly had himself an eventful offseason. He reportedly also turned down a three-year deal worth $41 million from the Los Angeles Clippers and fired agent Rich Paul.

Begley reported that Morris made the sudden switch on his own and Paul preferred that he remain in San Antonio.

In any case, the decisions are now final: Morris is in New York, Porzingis is in Dallas and both San Antonio and New York are apparently mad.

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-knicks-unhappy-with-spurs-felt-they-crossed-lines-with-kristaps-porzingis-011733906.html


NY dealt Unicorn to Dallas...But what has it got to do with Spurs? WTF is NY angry about?

[slick'81]

Report: Knicks unhappy with Spurs, felt they 'crossed lines' with Kristaps Porzingis

The bad blood that reportedly developed between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs over free agent Marcus Morris spurning San Antonio for the Big Apple stems all the way back to the Kristaps Porzingis trade, according to Ian Begley of SNY.

On Friday, The Athletic’s Frank Isola reported that the Spurs were “pissed” that Morris reneged on a handshake agreement with San Antonio to instead take a one-year, $15 million deal in New York.

According to Begley, the Knicks have some beef with the Spurs as well. They believed that San Antonio “crossed lines of accepted behavior” before Porzingis was dealt to the Mavericks in February.

There are no specifics on what the Spurs may have done, but the Knicks apparently felt that they “operated outside of accepted NBA norms.”

One could speculate that the Spurs may have had interest in dealing for Porzingis too. But the Knicks instead sent their franchise player to the Spurs’ in-state neighbors.

There is still a lot more we don’t know about this alleged riff. Morris has certainly had himself an eventful offseason. He reportedly also turned down a three-year deal worth $41 million from the Los Angeles Clippers and fired agent Rich Paul.

Begley reported that Morris made the sudden switch on his own and Paul preferred that he remain in San Antonio.

In any case, the decisions are now final: Morris is in New York, Porzingis is in Dallas and both San Antonio and New York are apparently mad.

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-knicks-unhappy-with-spurs-felt-they-crossed-lines-with-kristaps-porzingis-011733906.html


NY dealt Unicorn to Dallas...But what has it got to do with Spurs? WTF is NY angry about?


So spurs wanted white unicorn but ny said fck you and sent him to dallas

[cjw]

NY dealt Unicorn to Dallas...But what has it got to do with Spurs? WTF is NY angry about?

Seriously, what did the Spurs do back during the 2017 draft that pissed off the Knicks? What did the Spurs have to offer other than Kawhi at that point?

Maybe there was a Kawhi for KP package with a pick swap being discussed and the Spurs said the deal was only happening if the Knicks took Frankie N. And they did, and the Spurs picked a 100x better player 20ish picks later in White and laughed. :wtf

Who knows?

[Marcus Bryant]

Knicks won 17 games last season and are left to signing their 5th power forward in free agency to show other teams who's boss.

[Mugen]

Knicks won 17 games last season and are left to signing their 5th power forward in free agency to show other teams who's boss.

:lol

[spurs10]

2006 was my favorite championship. Can't seem to find the DVD on Amazon though....

That was the title Tony left MSG with the LOB trophy under one arm and Dolan's wife on the other. Yeah that one...TP was banging everything that moved in Times Square...insane....then that big monkey appeared on the horizon....scared the hell out of me.

[Chinook]

Pop may have pulled a Riley and told KP to not sign and extension and take the QO. Then Kristaps would have been a free agent next year when the Spurs would have been able to create a max slot. I have no evidence for them doing that, but it makes sense. If it did happen, it would be really underhanded by the Spurs, to the point that I would be fine with the Knicks getting revenge like they did. Pop would have pulled some Magic-level tampering then. Again though that's just speculation.

Murray
White
Walker
Samanic
Porzingas


That's a very, very interesting starting lineup. I was kinda hoping KP was gonna follow through with taking the QO in Dallas, but it would have been an awful (or at least awfully risky) decision on his part.

[Chillen]

So spurs wanted white unicorn but ny said fck you and sent him to dallas

If Spurs offered DeMar in the deal that may have attracted Durant and Irving to Knicks. They probably didn't offer DeMar though. Spurs got the last laugh though as Knicks struck out in free agency.

[RC_Drunkford]

Spurs were interested in Porzingis in the 2017 offseason. Reports said they inquired about a Kawhi for Porzingis deal before all that fake injury shit happened. Spurs were also interested in him last season when the Knicks went on to trade him, but they probably didn't want to give up Murray/White/Walker for him so the Mavs got him

[Twisted_Dawg]

I wonder if KP was that mystery superstar the Spurs allegedly told Kawhi they were going to bring in to play with him?

[BillMc]

Yeah that one...TP was banging everything that moved in Times Square...insane....then that big monkey appeared on the horizon....scared the hell out of me.
:rollin

[BillMc]

Knicks won 17 games last season and are left to signing their 5th power forward in free agency to show other teams who's boss.
:lol

[GreekSpursfan]

If Spurs offered DeMar in the deal that may have attracted Durant and Irving to Knicks. They probably didn't offer DeMar though. Spurs got the last laugh though as Knicks struck out in free agency.

Knicks stricking out in free agency was a given. Nobody in their right mind thought otherwise. There is nothing to laugh about, people are past that sentiment, now its pity which is worse.

[Mr. Body]

What could the Spurs possibly have done with Porzingis? Tell him they wanted him? Literally every franchise in the league is doing that now. Every player is colluding to move to play together.

And, what, the Knicks decided to have their revenge by trading him to Dallas for nothing? What a bunch of chumps.

[sananspursfan21]

Was 06 the year we got Kirilenko and Rasheed Wallace?

[Mark Celibate]

Also did not realized the Spurs had some sort of rivalry with the Knicks for any length of time. :lol Derp

:lmao that was the best part of the article. Got to be the first time I've heard of the best and worst run franchise in any sport having a rivalry

[Spurtacular]

Also did not realized the Spurs had some sort of rivalry with the Knicks for any length of time. :lol Derp

:lol Eunuch grudge posting.
:lol Par.

[snickles]

Porker went 0/11 FG with 0 points, 2 assists, and 8 turnovers in the first three quarters tbh? . :wow

nah man, that was john starks!

[lmbebo]

Also, KP had issues with knicks long before last season. Not sure Spurs could have done anything to soil the ground, hypothetically ....

[SayTown]

Ah yes game 7 of the 2006 finals. Pop pulled the starters out 5 seconds into the game and rode Beno, Finley, Barry, Oberto and Horrry the whole game to the two point victory. Can't believe we pulled it out.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I was worried back in 2006 when Manu went up to block Dirk's shot but thankfully he realized the Spurs were up by three points so it didn't matter if Dirk made the layup :tu

Before 6, that was the most soul crushing playoff moment. Worse than Fisher’s .4 shot

[heyheymymy]

Lol Knicks playin other games cause they suck at basketball.

[heyheymymy]

Oh spurs got the last laugh and dodged a bullet. Morris isnt even smart enough off the court to do simple math, dont wanna see that dumbass decision making on the court in any jersey, let alone a silver and black one.

[buttsR4rebounding]

So the classy and by the book spurs colluded? I thought they were above that. Disgraceful behavior, league's office should definitely look into that and take appropriate action against the spurs tbh.

As for the Morris situation, it couldn't have happened to a bigger dickhead than Poop. That's what he gets for constantly sticking his nose in other organisation's business :lol

2,276 days and counting since last Laker playoff game...

[cd98]

Oh spurs got the last laugh and dodged a bullet. Morris isnt even smart enough off the court to do simple math, dont wanna see that dumbass decision making on the court in any jersey, let alone a silver and black one.

Disagree. That was a big loss for the Spurs. Even worse, Knicks don't need that guy and I'd be shocked if he wasn't traded at the deadline for some asset. Basically, Knicks saw an opportunity and so they went for it. After they got called out, they made some dumb excuse about the Spurs allegedly doing some backyard talks with Porzingus. But we all know that's B.S. because he never came close to becoming a Spur. That's just NY's way of avoiding responsibility for interfering with another team's agreement.

I don't blame Paul and I don't blame Morris, he needs the money. But I do blame the Knicks. They know it was a guaranteed deal. Don't be surprised if they don't start a bad trend because of what they did.

[Fusternino]

Can't tell if everyone on the Knicks subreddit is delusional or that entire subreddit is satire?

[timtonymanu]

Can't tell if everyone on the Knicks subreddit is delusional or that entire subreddit is satire?

Have you seen how they act at the nba draft year after year? One of the dumbest fan bases alive

[heyheymymy]

Disagree. That was a big loss for the Spurs. Even worse, Knicks don't need that guy and I'd be shocked if he wasn't traded at the deadline for some asset. Basically, Knicks saw an opportunity and so they went for it. After they got called out, they made some dumb excuse about the Spurs allegedly doing some backyard talks with Porzingus. But we all know that's B.S. because he never came close to becoming a Spur. That's just NY's way of avoiding responsibility for interfering with another team's agreement.

I don't blame Paul and I don't blame Morris, he needs the money. But I do blame the Knicks. They know it was a guaranteed deal. Don't be surprised if they don't start a bad trend because of what they did.

Solid recap and all good points. The association is dissolving into a pick up game for fucks sake. It's weird how obsessive compulsive Adam Silver seems to be after seeing how loose he is letting shit get.

It's like a 12 year old boy loaded up on mountain dew making near sighted and indulgent moves in MyGM mode on 2k.

[K...]

1153405674199666689

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1153405674199666689

[Seventyniner]

Marcus Morris named his middle finger "truth"?

[Mr. Body]

1153405674199666689

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1153405674199666689

I doubt the Spurs feel the same way, dumbass.

[Realdeal1]

Anyone want to paste the article ? Thanks In advance

[ismael-robert]

and (assistant GM) Brian Wright,” Morris told The Athletic. “The first thing that I did when I knew I would be going another direction, I called and made sure they knew. There was no shade. There’s no disrespect. I had great conversations afterward, and as long as I feel that I’m clear with them and gave them my truth, I feel good about moving forward.

“I was under the impression that I didn’t have anything left. I thought at the time that the Spurs deal was all that I had. The process wasn’t what I expected and it didn’t go the right way.”

Within the first two days of free agency, Morris had a fully negotiated three-year, $41 million offer from the LA Clippers and rejected the offer. Paul negotiated with Clippers officials and presented the deal to Morris. Once it was rejected, the Clippers moved on and traded for forward Moe Harkless prior to their acquisitions of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

Morris is set to enter his ninth NBA season and has established himself as a valuable rotation player, leader and veteran presence on winning teams. He was a key piece to consecutive playoff runs in Boston over the past two seasons, including the Eastern Conference Finals in 2018. Morris averaged nearly 13.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game last season.

For the Knicks, Morris will provide stability and accomplished production from either forward position.

Morris has seen the speculation surrounding him turning down the Clippers’ three-year offer, but makes it clear that this was his decision and that he wanted to go through his process.

“All this stuff that (Paul) didn’t want me to go to the Clippers and didn’t want me to go against LeBron, that’s not true,” Morris said. “He never told me not to take the deal. For as long as I’ve known Rich — and that’s still someone I have love for and that’s still my guy — he has been great in terms of advice. He told me he wanted me to take the Clippers deal. He gave me his advice.

“It was my decision and I had to make the best decision for me and my family.”

With the Clippers’ offer no longer on the table, Morris felt his free agency went awry and agreed in principle to a two-year, $20 million contract (second-year player option) with the San Antonio Spurs on July 6. From the outset, Morris wanted more of a process in his free agency.

The Spurs needed to trade Davis Bertans to the Washington Wizards and give DeMarre Carroll a three-year, sign-and-trade deal — instead of a two-year agreement — to bring in Morris. His own team, the Boston Celtics, had moved past trying to bring him back, which made leverage hard to find.

Morris was scheduled to take a physical exam and sign his Spurs contract on July 7 in Las Vegas. The Knicks had their salary space of nearly $15 million reopen after medical issues with swingman Reggie Bullock’s two-year, $21 million deal and then had a recruitment period with Morris. Both sides shared mutual interest. Paul was not contacted as part of the new Knicks conversations and pushed Morris to honor his word with the Spurs. Morris accepted the Knicks deal later that week. He and Paul have parted ways cordially.

Morris says he also valued his family and the close proximity to his hometown Philadelphia as part of the reasons he chose New York. Morris spoke to Knicks coach David Fizdale and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich during the process.

“Pop and I had a long conversation about everything, not just basketball,” Morris told The Athletic. “I have a lot of love for that organization and the opportunity they were giving me to put on a Spurs jersey. That was part of my process. He was the only coach I spoke to besides coach Fiz.

“Playing close to home, being from Philly, I get to see my family a lot.”

This happens in free agency. It happened in 2015 when DeAndre Jordan backed out of his deal with the Dallas Mavericks to return to the Los Angeles Clippers. It even happened last summer when Nemanja Bjelica pulled out of a one-year, $4.4 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers to sign a three-year, $20.5 million contract with the Sacramento Kings.

However, that it happens on occasion doesn’t make the decision easier for parties involved, in this case the integrity of teams, players and representation. Throughout the NBA — from teams to players, agents to the players union — there is always a fear about the precedent of backing out of a handshake contract and its impact. So much of the league is a verbal agreement.

That was tested this summer and will assuredly be again, unless a change is discovered.

[Marrow]

Well I hope he enjoys playing with the other 5 PF on the roster as the Knicks cement themselves at the bottom of the standings...again

[tonight...you]

Well I hope he enjoys playing with the other 5 PF on the roster as the Knicks cement themselves at the bottom of the standings...again
Yeah, but James Dolan plays blues music live during their practices...

So there's that.

[Marrow]

Yeah, but James Dolan plays blues music live during their practices...

So there's that.

Definitely a win then for Morris :lol