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San Antonio Spurs pull out of Marcus Morris deal; Morris to sign with Knicks

Marcus Morris is heading to New York following his exit from the Boston Celtics

The San Antonio Spurs and Marcus Morris earlier this week agreed upon a two-year, $20 million commitment. However, Morris subsequently received a one-year, $15 million offer from the Knicks, and ESPN is reporting that the Spurs have withdrawn their initial offer in favor of signing Trey Lyles:

After free-agent forward Marcus Morris reneged on a verbal agreement to sign with the San Antonio Spurs, the franchise finally withdrew its offer and instead reached a two-year deal with forward Trey Lyles, league sources told ESPN.

Morris is now expected to sign with the Knicks. The 29-year-old has spent the past two seasons with the Boston Celtics and is coming off a campaign in which he averaged 13.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.