The Phoenix Suns are officially a major player for LaMarcus Aldridge.
Even though the San Antonio Spurs have seemed to serve as the leading suitor for the star power forward's services, with other teams—the Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers—also in contention, the desert-based franchise is leaving no doubt it wants in on the chase. Trading away Marcus Morris and a few other pieces made that perfectly clear.
As reported by Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, the Suns used the second day of the free-agency period to hand one half of the Morris twins, Reggie Bullock and Danny Granger to the Detroit Pistons, receiving nothing more than a 2020 second-round pick in return:
Phoenix has traded Marcus Morris, Reggie Bullock and Danny Granger to Detroit for future picks, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.