Perhaps the offseason’s most unusual situation, the New York Knicks signed Marcus Morris to a one-year, $15 million contract, after he seemingly agreed to join the San Antonio Spurs. One of the most successful franchises of the 2000s, the Spurs traded Davis Bertans to clear the necessary space to sign Morris.
At Monday’s Media Day, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich addressed the situation, per Jabari Young of The Athletic. He did not seem happy with how it played out, as alluded to in previous reports, and said some of it was “handled unprofessionally on a couple of different levels” (h/t HoopsRumors for transcription):
“It was more than difficult to lose Davis,” Popovich said.