As of 2024, Marcus Morris net worth is $18 million. His annual NBA salary is $15.63 million USD.
Marcus Morris, a professional basketball player, is also known as “Mook” and “Flask Dad” to all. Currently, he is playing for the Los Angeles Clippers in the “power forward” position. His shooting style is right. Till now, he has achieved a lot of recognition with his attractive performance and skills. Here are his achievements:
- Big 12 Player of the Year (2011)
- Big 12 All-Rookie Team (2009)
- First-team All-Big 12 (2011)
- Consensus second-team All-American (2011)
- No. 22 jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks
What made Marcus Morris become so wealthy?
Marcus Morris signed a four-year contract worth $8,659,181 with the Houston Rockets. His next deal was with the Phoenix Suns for four years’ worth of $20,000,000. After retaining a one-year contract with the New York Knicks worth $9,067,797, he signed a one-year contract with this team worth $15,000,00. The Los Angeles Clippers paid him $14,883,721 in the 2020-21 season and $15,627,907 in the 2021-22 seasons. This team will pay him $16,372,093 in 2022-23 and $17,116,279 in 2023-24.
Family
Marcus Morris was born on September 2, 1989, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. His full name is Marcus Thomas Morris, Sr. He is the son of his mother, Thomasine Angel Morris. He has four brothers, Donte, Blake, David, and Markieff, who also play in the NBA. His brother, Markieff Morris, is also an NBA player.
| Birth Date: | September 2, 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Full Name: | Marcus Thomas Morris, Sr. |
| Nick Name: | “Mook” & “Flask Dad” |
| Mother Name: | Thomasine Angel Morris |
| Brother: | Donte, Blake, David, and Markieff (NBA Player) |
| Son: | Marcus Thomas Morris Jr. |
| Wife/Girlfriend: | Amber Soulds |
| Position: | Power forward and Small forward |
| Jersey Number: | 2, 8, 13, 15, and 31 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Religion: | Christianity |
| Ethnicity: | Black |
| Education: | Prep Charter, Apex Academy, Kansas University |
| Horoscope: | Virgo |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Eye Color: | Black |
| NBA Draft: | 2011 / Round:1 / Pick: 14th Overall |
| Weight: | 99 KG |
| Height: | 6 feet 8 inches |
| Age: | 33 Years Old |
Marcus Morris is not a married person in his personal life. He is the father of his son, Marcus Thomas Morris Jr., who was born on July 20, 2018.
High School
In his school life, he went to the Prep Charter High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the APEX Academy in Pennsauken, New Jersey. During his high school career, he was listed as the No. 10 power forward and the No. 29 player in the nation in 2008.
College Career
In his college life, he went to the University of Kansas (KU) in Lawrence, Kansas. He was a member of the Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team at the time of his study at this college. The duration of his college career was from 2008 to 2011. Here he achieved the honors of the Big 12 Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, second-team All-American, third-team All-America, and John R. Wooden Award Men’s All-American team.
Marcus Morris – Professional NBA Career
In the 2011 NBA draft, the Houston Rockets took Marcus Morris, 14th overall, in the 1st round. His NBA debut was on December 26, 2011. His professional career began in 2011, and he continues to play basketball to this day. Morris’s professional career has been with the NBA and NBA G league. From 2011 to 2013, he served as the Houston Rockets. He played for the NBA G League team Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the middle of his tenure and for the Phoenix Suns from 2013 to 2015. He was a player for the Detroit Pistons from 2015 to 2017. As a player, he spent time with the Boston Celtics from 2017 to 2019. He was under contract with the New York Knicks. From 2020 to now, he has been pursuing his career with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Career Stats
As a player in the NBA, he has lasted 12 years and played a total of 736 games in the field of basketball.
Points Percentage (PTS)-12.5
Total Rebounds (TRB)-4.6
Assists (AST)-1.5
Field Goal Percentage (FG%)-43.7
Field Goal Percentage 1 point (FG3%)-37.7
Free Throw Percentage (FT%)-77.3
Effective Field Goal Percentage (eFG%)-51.1
Player Efficiency Rating (PER)-13.5
Win Shares (WS)-36.4
| Year | Team | GP | Min | FG% | Pts | 3pt% | Blk | Reb | Stl | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rockets | 17 | 7.4 | 29.6 | 2.4 | 11.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | Rockets | 54 | 21.4 | 42.8 | 8.6 | 38.1 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | Suns | 23 | 16.1 | 40.5 | 5.7 | 30.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | Suns | 82 | 22.0 | 44.2 | 9.7 | 38.1 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 2014 | Suns | 81 | 25.2 | 43.4 | 10.4 | 35.8 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | Pistons | 80 | 35.7 | 43.4 | 14.1 | 36.2 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | Pistons | 79 | 32.5 | 41.8 | 14.0 | 33.1 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Celtics | 54 | 26.8 | 42.9 | 13.6 | 36.8 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | Celtics | 75 | 27.9 | 44.7 | 13.9 | 37.5 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | Knicks | 43 | 32.3 | 44.2 | 19.6 | 43.9 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | Clippers | 19 | 28.9 | 42.5 | 10.1 | 31.0 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | Clippers | 57 | 26.4 | 47.3 | 13.4 | 47.3 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Clippers | 54 | 29.0 | 43.4 | 15.4 | 36.7 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | Clippers | 18 | 30.5 | 48.0 | 14.6 | 39.4 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Career | 736 | 27.2 | 43.7 | 12.5 | 37.8 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Rafters forever! #22 https://t.co/GSPLyS9L62
— Marcus Morris (@MookMorris2) November 23, 2021
Profile
Marcus Morris’s height is 6 feet, 8 inches, and his weight is 218 lbs. The positions in which he plays in the NBA are power forward and small forward. Wearing jersey numbers 2, 15, 13, 31, and 8, he plays in the NBA. The age of this man is 33.
Over the past five years, Rick C. Nees has written hundreds of NBA players' biographies, some of which have already been published in famous newspapers. He previously worked as- Commentator, Basketball Analyst, Basketball Player, Newspaper Sports Editor, Radio sports presenter. Rick grew up watching basketball leagues. He was a state-level high school basketball player who followed all NBA events since he was a child.
