Suns extend Morris bros. 32/4 for Markieff. 20/4 for Marcus

Flying Colors · Post #1 » by **Flying Colors** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:04 am

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i can see this deal being split down the middle for both of them

brutalitops · Post #2 » by **brutalitops** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:09 am

I would give a dollar extra to one brother just for a laugh

Flying Colors · Post #3 » by **Flying Colors** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:21 am

brutalitops wrote:I would give a dollar extra to one brother just for a laugh

i could see a case where the Suns FO sat both brothers down and told them, " we willing to give this one lump sum for the BOTH of you, come back to us another day when you both decide how to split between yourselves."

This has to be one of the most unique negotiating process in history

King4Day · Post #4 » by **King4Day** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:38 am

It would be bad business to allow them to split this however they wanted to. Still a business and need to look into possible trades in the future if needed.

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ElectricMayhem · Post #5 » by **ElectricMayhem** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:42 am

In order to come to their proper value, what you've gotta do is to estimate the approximate value of the Olsen Twins to Full House in the early 90s and then adjust for inflation.

Rich Michmond · Post #6 » by **Rich Michmond** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:47 am

I'm guessing something like 4/34 for Kieff and 4/18 for Marcus.

thamadkant · Post #7 » by **thamadkant** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:11 am

28 Million for Kieff
24 Million for Marcus

based on the 52 million dollar figure..

If its upto me, it'lll be 28/4 for Kieff, 20/4 for Marcus... just to keep them relatively "close" :-)

Post #8 » by **JDR720** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:20 am

They should sign each others contract

Post #9 » by **kingkirk** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:24 am

The Morris story just keeps getting better and better.

Vides990 · Post #10 » by **Vides990** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:29 pm

Can they include a "can't be traded without the other" clause?

Illmatic12 · Post #11 » by **Illmatic12** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:51 pm

Vides990 wrote:Can they include a "can't be traded without the other" clause?

Don't know, but it'd be funny if a team traded for the better brother (Markieff?) and they secretly shipped out Marcus and pretended he was the one with the higher salary

aIvin adams · Post #12 » by **aIvin adams** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:56 pm

Illmatic12 wrote:
Vides990 wrote:Can they include a "can't be traded without the other" clause?

Don't know, but it'd be funny if a team traded for the better brother (Markieff?) and they secretly shipped out Marcus and pretended he was the one with the higher salary

Ryan McDonough is a walking talking NBA GM troll-face

Jay10 · Post #13 » by **Jay10** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:09 pm

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Talent Chaser · Post #14 » by **Talent Chaser** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:11 pm

That's great value, wow

gaspar · Post #15 » by **gaspar** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:16 pm

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jowglenn · Post #16 » by **jowglenn** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:17 pm

Fantastic week for Phoenix. Keeping Bledsoe at less than the max (5/70 is still too much - I won't be surprised if they end up trading him) and keeping both Morrises for a combined total of 13 million per year.

I don't think Marcus is necessarily a key piece, but Markieff was great last year, a genuine 6MOY candidate, and hopefully will really come into his own as he's promoted to the starting lineup. Marcus will get more minutes too, now that Frye is gone.

I imagine it's something like Markieff - 4/34 and Marcus - 4/18. Which I think are both fairly reasonable deals.

Great work by Phoenix this summer.

aIvin adams · Post #17 » by **aIvin adams** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:25 pm

Jay10 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/sam_amick/status/516590337725190146[/tweet]

eh. this isn't my favorite of the offseason moves. it's my least favorite, actually. but i loved all the other Suns moves so far so i still kinda like this one. i guess.

i thought Kieff was worth 7 or 8 mil. i think that's a little more than I'd pay for Marcus if i were looking at his play in isolation, but I'm not-- the contracts go together obviously.

they're tradeable and Markieff could make his contract look like a bargain by February. (but i doubt it)

anyway I'm happy because the Suns as constructed are going to rely so much on the Morris brothers this season. with their extensions outta the way that's one less obstacle for the team to worry about.

i just want the Suns to make the playoffs again. this is the longest playoff drought in my adult life. i don't know how you guys do it who are fans of teams that consistently miss the POs. God bless you and your patience.

NBAfan3024 · Post #18 » by **NBAfan3024** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:46 pm

Agreement reached then.

three2theD · Post #19 » by **three2theD** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:07 pm

Both of them are nice players, especially Markieff. Nice move by the suns.

Flying Colors · Post #20 » by **Flying Colors** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:53 pm

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