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Free agent forward Markieff Morris is finalizing a one-year contract with the Miami Heat, sources have told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Morris just finished two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. The veteran forward averaged 6.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 2020-21. He spent time off the rotation, but then became a starter when Anthony Davis and LeBron James were injured.
Morris has started 22 straight games at one point and has scored in double digits in 15 of those games.
He played a key role in helping LA win the 2020 Championship in the Orlando, Florida bubble, establishing himself as the team’s most used big man besides Davis in the NBA Finals.
Morris, however, appeared in just four games in the Lakers’ 4-2 first-round loss to the Phoenix Suns this year.
ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk contributed to this report.
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