Markieff Morris News

The NBA's All-Rookie teams were announced Tuesday, and while Markieff Morris of the Phoenix Suns didn't get first or second team recognition, he did receive one first team vote.

The NBA announced its All-Rookie first and second teams today, and Phoenix Suns rookie forward Markieff Morris was not among the 11 players selected.

Here at Through the Phog, we like to take a look at the players who used to star for the Kansas Jayhawks and check in on how they are doing in the pros.

Lon Babby, Robert Sarver and the rest of Phoenix Suns management have a lot of decisions to make this offseason regarding the team's future.

Markieff Morris was not one of the 12 rookies who showed up in Rookie of the Year voting this month but he was a tabbed in February as one of 10 rookie "Rising Stars" for All-Star Weekend.

Neither the fact of being a rookie nor having only a slim few weeks of training camp time were anything he could control, and looking back at the 2011-12 season, Morris knows that this offseason is monumental in terms of his career trajectory with the Phoenix Suns.

While our beloved Suns are off taking nice vacations, we are still slaving away, attempting to provide you all with first class Suns coverage.

Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash points to a teammate after scoring agaisnt the San Antonio Spurs during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in Phoenix.

The Phoenix Suns are not one of those 16 teams, and President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby told Arizona Sports 620's Doug and Wolf it is tough to watch other teams keep playing while his has already begun its offseason.