Zach Lowe on Markieff Morris

[Quetzalcoatl]

I'd really like to get him.  We should trade Terry Rozier, James Young, RJ Hunter, Bradley, Marcus Thorton and Evan Turner for him.  Then we'd have:

PG: Marus Smart / Isaiah Thomas
SG:
SF: Crowder
PF: Markeif Morris, Kelly Olynyk, David Lee, Jared Sullinger, Jordan Mickey, Jonas Jerebko, Amir Johnson, Perry Jones III
C: Zeller

[Lucky17]

From that same article:

We all know the obvious suspects by now. Toronto and Boston have so-so starting power forwards and extra picks, but I’m not sure either sees Morris as an upgrade. And not even Boston, hoarding so many picks in every draft range, is coughing up a first-rounder for Morris right now.

The preceding paragraph is key, though:

Morris could transform himself into a really good player for the modern, pace-and-space, switch-everything NBA, and he’s just starting a four-year, $32 million contract. In a league where contracts are short and starters will soon be earning almost $15 million on average, that deal is like gold bullion. There is not much risk in trumping a tepid trade market to take a shot on Morris.

I'd bet dollars to donuts that Sullinger expects to sign a bigger contract when he hits RFA status. In terms of what they bring on the floor or in the locker room, I doubt Kieff constitutes an upgrade; in terms of payroll, I think he certainly does/will. To quote Lowe one last time, "every dollar saved in one spot might come in handy elsewhere."

[Celtics4ever]

I'd bet dollars to donuts that Sullinger expects to sign a bigger contract when he hits RFA status.

You would lose to donuts when he ate them.