The Los Angeles Lakers once again made a great deal in a streak of many great deals for Rob Pelinka and company. On the same day that the Lakers introduced reigning 6th Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell as a signing from the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency, the Lakers kept one of their free agents from doing the opposite of Harrell did.
The Lakers announced that they’ve re-signed forward Markieff Morris, who became a key part of the team in the postseason and filled his role very well on the way to the championship. He has returned for the title defense and did so despite overtures from the Clippers, who just paid his brother a 4-year, $64 million contract in the first days of free agency.
LeBron James shared his jubilation on his Instagram story, welcoming Morris back to the squad. Morris played solid defense in 21 postseason games and he was solid from the outside, shooting 42% from the 3-point line on 3.3 attempts per game.
