Before taking a slight step back in '23-'24, Morris had become one of the better back-up point guards in the league. He had a lot of success with Denver early in his career, being an effective bench player and stepping in as a starter when Jamal Murray got injured. He was a bit overtasked in that role, and while he also was the starter for the Wizards in '22-'23, it was during a pretty unsuccessful season for Washington, and he missed most of the '23-'24 season due to injury.  Morris is more of a traditional floor general that you don't see as much of in today's NBA compared to previous decades. He hardly ever turns the ball over, which has been consistent throughout his career and even back to college. His 8.5% turnover rate in '22-'23 was the lowest in the league for point guards, according to Cleaning the Glass, and that was even lower in '23-'24 in limited minutes. Morris has a low assist rate though, which is often the case with low turnover players, as they aren't taking chances or simply not playmaking enough to get turnovers. Overall, Morris isn't someone that is going to drive offense, so he's better off playing next to wings that can create. Morris has been a highly efficient player throughout his career, shooting well from all three levels. His 57% true shooting could possibly been improved by replacing some of his midrange attempts for 3s, as he's a 39% 3-point shooter, but he's a very effective midrange shooter too, hitting 48% over '21-'22 and '22-'23. Morris doesn't get to the rim often, but converts well when he gets there, finishing in the 86th percentile for his position in rim conversion each of the last four seasons prior to '23-'24, according to Cleaning the Glass.  Defensively, Morris is a smart player that gives good effort and knows where to be in that end. However, he is hampered by his size, as being a small guard hurts his ability to switch onto bigger players. He has decent strength, but not to the level of guys like Kyle Lowry or Marcus Smart who can more easily defend wings. Morris also isn't very disruptive, posting low steal and block rates.  Morris will be 30 years old as a free agent in 2025, so teams could have some worry about how well he might age into his 30s, especially as a small point guard that has already regressed recently.

Morris will be an unrestricted free agent with a $2.3 million cap hold and Non-Bird Rights. The Suns will be somewhat limited in their means of re-signing him. Since they will only have his Non-Bird Rights, the most they could offer him using the Non-Bird Exception is a contract starting at $3.9 million. Other teams will have multiple ways to sign Morris as even teams without cap space could likely use any of the Non-Taxpayer MLE, Room MLE or possibly even the Taxpayer MLE or Bi-Annual Exception to sign him. Since he signed a minimum contract in 2024, teams will hope to get him at the minimum in 2025 too.

Cory Joseph (2-1 year minimum, 2024) Tyus Jones (1 year minimum, 2024) Dante Exum (2-1 years, $6 million, 2023)