Markieff Morris traded from Suns to Wizards

The Suns had no leverage with Morris, and they got what they wanted anyway. Acquiring Morris has the chance of delivering that, though much of what the Wizards receive will be dependent on Morris’ approach to the game.

Washington Post national NBA writer Tim Bontemps hands out his grades for some of the biggest deals at the NBA’s trading deadline.

Morris averaged 11.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game for the Suns this season.

Morris grew crossways with Phoenix following the offseason trade of his twin brother, Marcus, to the Detroit Pistons.

Morris, now in his fifth season, was drafted No. 13 overall by the Suns in 2011.

And according to CBS Sports, the Wizards send Kris Humphries, DaJuan Blair and a future first to Phoenix for Morris.

The Phoenix Suns seemed to have been poised to trade maligned forward Markieff Morris since before the regular season ever began. It’s now on often-critcized coach Randy Wittman to get Morris to buy into his system and his coaching in a way that he refused to this season for Suns coach Jeff Hornacek.

He and his brother are also facing felony aggravated assault charges from an incident at a Phoenix recreation center last spring. On the year, he is getting just 11.9 minutes a game, contributing 3.8 points and 2.2 boards. But he’s a talented player on a fantastic contract – one that will only pay him $24 million combined over the next three seasons as the salary cap skyrockets this summer.

Humphries, best known for briefly being married to reality TV star Kim Kardashian, missed 18 of Washington’s last 19 games because of a sore right knee.