Markieff Morris signed a two-year, $7.4 million contract on July 6, giving the Pistons frontcourt depth and bringing another one of the Morris twins to the Motor City. Here’s a preview on what he’ll bring to the bench unit.
Morris, who turns 30 on Sept. 2, was born in Philadelphia and is 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward. Coming out of APEX Academies in the 2008 recruiting class as the 49th-ranked recruit, Markieff joined his brother as a four-star power forward going to Kansas.
Markieff’s college career began in 2008-09 and started slowly averaging 4.