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3:00pm: Markieff Morris made it clear Tuesday that he doesn’t want to play for the Suns anymore, so it looks like Phoenix has a move to make before the start of training camp at the end of next month. The onus is on GM Ryan McDonough, now the clear-cut leader of the front office, to either engineer a reconciliation, which seems like a long shot, or pull off a trade that minimizes the damage. It’s already been an active summer in Phoenix, where the Suns are anxious to return to the playoffs, as Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic examined in depth as part of an interview with Hoops Rumors earlier this week, and it seems like it’ll stay busy.
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For guys like Morris who want to be traded, the worst thing they can do is make a public demand and start trashing their organization. It kills their trade value and makes it more difficult for their current team to find an acceptable deal.