NBA Rumors: Tyson Chandler Hopeful Markieff Morris Can Look Past Front Office Differences

NBA Rumors: Tyson Chandler hopes Markieff Morris can overlook his differences with the Suns’ front office, play for his teammates this season

Markieff Morris wants to be traded. I think, at this point, it’s pretty safe to assume that he expects to be dealt at some point between now and the beginning of the NBA season.

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The only problem with that though, is the fact that the Phoenix Suns are on record saying that they have absolutely no interest in giving into Morris’ demand.

It’s the old philosophy of something’s got to give. However, assuming that neither side blinks over the next couple of weeks, Morris will be in Phoenix Suns training camp by the end of the month, whether he likes it or not. And that’s where this proverbial game of chicken really begins to get interesting.

And at least one Suns player is hopeful that the end game is Morris overlooking his problems with the front office. Tyson Chandler, per Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic, believes that once Morris is in an environment with his teammates, he’ll begin to overlook the issues that he has with members of the Suns’ front office.

"[via Arizona Republic]“It’s not about them,” Chandler said to Coro about Suns executives. “That’s no offense to Ryan [McDonough], the GM, or the owner. Players play for players and the coaches. You’ve got a bond. Management has nothing to do with anything that goes on when you’re on the court. That’s just my thoughts. I’m not saying this for anything against Keef either. He’s a man and he has to go through his own process. But he can be special and I know he will. I feel like all this stuff will be forgotten once we kick off and we’re having success.”"

This theory by Chandler makes a lot of sense. And coming from someone like Chandler, who has seen a great deal of this over his 14-year career, should hold a great deal of merit.