The definitive 2010’s Washington Wizards “All-Decade Team”
By Keith Cork
Backup Power Forward
Markieff Morris (2016-19) 12.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.7 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.6 bpg, 46.2% FG shooting
As you might have guessed from the previous slide, “Chief Keef” Markieff Morris was the primary competition at All-2010’s power forward for the Washington Wizards. Drafted 13th overall in 2011 by the Phoenix Suns, Markieff is an often underappreciated player and brings a certain skill set to our bench on the offensive side of the court.
When the Washington Wizards acquired the former Jayhawk for DeJuan Blair, Kris Humphries and a 2016 Top–9 protected first round draft pick, the expectations were high and he did not disappoint, putting up the very decent line at the top of this slide in his time at the four next to John Wall and Bradley Beal.
With Keef and Porter manning the forward spots, our backups for the All-Decade team can really stretch the floor and create scoring opportunities all over the place, and if you play him next to Ariza watch out!. Keef shot 35.1 % from beyond-the-arc in his time with the Wiz, a nice clip for your power forward.
Keef played the forward spot for our Wizards for 4 seasons, playing a key role in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 playoff runs where he averaged 11.4 points and 6.7 rebounds in 29.2 minutes per game.
He had a couple of injuries that sidelined him for weeks, but appeared in 210 games as a Wizard, starting 185 of those games. He was traded last season along with a 2023 second round pick for Wesley Johnson, but he’ll be remembered fondly in D.C.