SALT LAKE CITY — It has hardly been a secret around the NBA that Marcus Morris is the most attractive trade chip the Knicks have on their roster, a veteran with playoff experience, an offensive skillset and an expiring contract.
But the Knicks received another reminder this week of just how valuable he is to them, too. The message could have come Sunday when he scored a career-high 38 points to keep the Knicks in a game that eventually was lost to the Clippers. But it really came Tuesday when he was unable to play.
Morris has been nursing a sore neck after a number of collisions in recent games and sat out a 30-point loss to the Lakers.