The 35-year-old Morris, who won a world championship with the Lakers in 2020, on Tuesday spoke in support of the 25-year-old Doncic, who has been subject to reports he’s not in great physical condition.

Luka Doncic is a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. Although this sentence may still be difficult to fathom for Lakers fans, and even harder for Dallas Mavericks

Obviously Luka Doncic is the big name the Los Angeles Lakers acquired from the Dallas Mavericks, but the team also brought a familiar face in the deal as Markieff Morris, a member of the 2020 Championship team,

Morris was part of the blockbuster trade that rocked the NBA this weekend, as he joined Maxi Kleber and Doncic moving from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers. Anthony Davis, Max Christie and the 2029 first-round pick went the other way. Morris thinks the deal will only push Doncic to get better.

Markieff Morris says there’s an element of “disrespect” to Dallas trading Luka Doncic; one that Morris says will fuel Doncic.Source: Twitter @townbrad What’s the buzz on