Marcus Morris was supposed to be an afterthought in Boston this year. Two young bucks in need of minutes - Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown - and one returning All-Star - Gordon Hayward - projected to soak up playing time on the wing, leaving Morris to fight for scraps as an end of the bench option and occasional floor stretching four. Things haven’t gone quite according to plan.
All three of Hayward, Tatum, and Brown struggled to open the year, giving Morris a window to take on a more meaningful role than originally anticipated.