Mavericks forward calls on team to sign his twin brother

While Markieff is technically a free agent, he confirmed that he will sign a new deal with the Mavericks.

“I’m coming back,” Markieff said in a subsequent reply to a fan. “I want bro to come with me.”

The Morris twins, both 34 years old, played together in college at Kansas and then were selected with back-to-back picks in the 2011 NBA Draft. They would also play together on the Phoenix Suns from 2013-15 before the Suns traded Marcus (much to the anger of Markieff). The two brothers have not been on the same team since then.

Markieff was a well-liked locker room presence for the Mavericks this past season as they made it to the NBA Finals. But Marcus has always been and continues to be the more productive basketball player as a strong one-on-one scorer who hit 40.3 percent of his three-pointers last year. Marcus does have some other interesting options in free agency (including one of the hottest teams in the league right now). But Markieff wants them to reunite in Dallas after nearly a decade apart.