Tomahawk Tuesday: Marcus Morris should be a good fit for the Los Angeles Clippers

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At the trade deadline, the Los Angeles Clippers acquired Marcus Morris from the New York Knicks in a 3-way deal that also included the Washington Wizards. In case you are wondering, the Clippers do not intend to keep Isaiah Thomas, who was included in the deal.

Morris was averaging 19.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game this season with the Knicks as their leading scorer. With the Clippers, he will be asked to play much more of a support role as Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are their top two options while Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell are their third and fourth options. As a quick digression, it says a lot about how bad the Knicks are that their top scorer would be a fifth option on a contending team!

To summarize the #Knicks, #Clippers, #Wizards trade via Shams Charania, Adrian Wojnarowski, and Mike Vorkunov: Knicks are getting Moe Harkless, a 2020 first round pick, and the rights to Issuf Sanon. Clippers get Marcus Morris and Isaiah Thomas. Wizards get Jerome Robinson. #NBA

— NBA Lord (@nba_lord) February 9, 2020

As I said above, what Morris brings to this Clippers team is additional depth. He can score and he can rebound. That's pretty much it, but that's all the Clippers really need more of. He should be able to take a little bit of pressure off their top four scorers and be an extra body in case one of them goes down.

Make no mistake, this move was made squarely for the Clippers' playoff push. He's on an expiring contract and it's no guarantee that he even re-signs with them in the offseason. The Clippers are using him as a short-term rental that can hopefully lift them ahead of their rival Los Angeles Lakers.

Personally, I feel Marcus Morris should be a good fit for this Clippers team. He should be able to give George, Leonard, and Harrell more time to rest while also producing at a high clip when he's in the game. While the Clippers' move for Morris was overshadowed by some other deals that were made, we may look back at their move as the most impactful one in terms of what happens come playoff time.

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