NBA Draft- Morris Brothers

Two brothers, two twins, who would of known they would make it this far in their NBA career? And not just one, but both of them made it. How remarkable is that? Last night the Morris brothers went back to back: Markieff to the Suns at 13, and Marcus to the Rockets at 14. The two were KU's top two scorers and rebounders, and that isn't a surprise. Markieff is 6'9'' with a 8'11'',while Marcus stands at 6'8'' with a 8'10'' reach.  Both play power forward, but they can play center. Markieff is the better rebounder and shot blocker, while Marcus is a better shooter by a long shot, while still being a good rebounder. How could these 2 players be so similar yet have numbers that are completely different? Markieff is about defense and getting that rebound, that's what his mind is set on. Marcus has a completely different mind set. While Markieff wants the rebound, Marcus wants the basket, and with his.589 field goal percentage, teams shouldn't have a problem feeding him the ball down low. Teams don't have to just feed Marcus down low though, he has great midrange game as well as shooting the ball in the paint. Markieff is the better three-point shooter of the two and his three-point shooting has much improved since his first year at KU.  Marcus is also a smarter player on the floor; he has great vision, awareness, he is fundamentally sound, and he has great leadership skills. Markieff does have the size advantage though, playing power forward as a 6'9'' guy who is very athletic gives you a huge advantage. Marcus is grinding and giving it his all every play on the floor no matter how tired he is. He brings his best energy on every play, unlike Markieff. Overall I think that Marcus should of been taken 7-10 picks above Markieff, but that didn't happen. Markieff is a low post guy that is  a good fit with the pick and roll. Markieff is also better at moving his feet. Markieff has an established position at power forward, where Marcus is just a forward and he can play small or power forward. Both of these players are great fits for their team: Suns have Channing Frye at the Power Forward position and Markieff Morris should easily take over that gig. The Rockets have four power forwards, and not a single one of them are better than Marcus Morris. These two brother will face off against each other a couple times this year in what should be a very good match up between the two of them, both at the Power Forward position. After Marcus was picked by the Rockets yesterday Thomasine Morris, the twins mother, said,"I never thought these boys would make it this far". But they sure did, and they are going to be big players in the NBA one day. You just wait and see.