When Markieff Morris arrived in Dallas after the Mavericks acquired him in a Feb. 6 trade with the Brooklyn Nets, he
After all, Morris already had so many connections to the Mavs which he built throughout his 12-year NBA career. For starters, coach Jason Kidd was an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers when Morris and the Lakers won the 2020 NBA title. Mavs assistant coach Jared Dudley also was a Laker teammate of Morris’ during that championship season.
In addition, Dudley and Morris were also teammates with the Phoenix Suns (2011-’13) and Washington Wizards (2016).