Paul George and Marcus Morris Sr. advocate for the recently traded Laker as rumors swirl Utah might buy out his contract
An argument can be made for having a non-traditional point guard and another for a player who strictly brings up the ball and directs the offense., two of his players openly campaigned to bring on the talented yet somewhat prickly former Laker.but is expected to be bought out by the Jazz, opening the door for another team to sign him.
Asked what he thought the team needed after failing to secure a point guard before the NBA trade deadline, Morris Sr. was blunt in his answer. Earlier this season, Westbrook put up 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists off the bench in a close loss to Philadelphia for a record-breaking fourth career triple-double off the bench – the most triple-doubles off the bench in NBA history.
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