The grades are in, and seven national draft pundits share a pretty united view of the Phoenix Suns’ 2011 draft featuring Markieff Morris:

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PHOENIX — Friday’s introductory press conference was nothing more than a glorified photo op for Markieff Morris to reiterate many of the same things he did on Thursday’s conference call in front of his beaming mother and a cousin who will live with him in Phoenix.
Markieff could not even decide on a number in advance [...]

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There’s no question the Phoenix Suns addressed some serious needs by drafting 6-foot-10 bruiser Markieff Morris with the 13th overall pick in Thursday’s draft.
The former Jayhawk brings toughness on the interior in the form of strong defensive rebounding, solid post and help defense along with a scrappiness Phoenix is missing.
Morris moves the Suns toward their [...]

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns remain squarely in “win with Nash” mode after selecting Markieff Morris with their lottery pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft.
Morris’ toughness and rebounding provide Phoenix with critical missing pieces, and the former Jayhawk’s ability to space the floor makes him a fit offensively in a Nash-driven system.
Purely thinking about 2011-12 and [...]

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PHOENIX — Markieff Morris’ draft night wish came true, and it had nothing to do with the supposedly lesser twin getting picked a spot ahead of his brother.
Instead it had everything to do with who was on the other end of the call that officially made him an NBA player.
“It didn’t really mean too much [...]

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