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“It’s highs and lows definitely, but yeah, I still enjoy it,” said Morrison, who scored 917 points as a rookie but just 283 in the NBA since. “It’s tough, but I look at it in a way that my problems as far as basketball are really not that big a deal compared to other people’s problems. I sincerely mean that. And you know, I was on a good team [with the Lakers]. So it wasn’t like I was on a really bad team and still didn’t get an opportunity. Just didn’t get minutes. I understood and we were loaded, that’s what happens.” Boston Globe

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Summer league, full of young legs, fresh faces and futures as far as the eye can see, is usually about beginnings. For Adam Morrison, it could be the end. The 6-foot-8 forward is chasing more than loose balls and open jumpers on the practice court inside the Amway Center this week, in front of a throng of NBA coaches and scouts. He's running after one more chance to finally belong in the NBA, gunning for a long-shot spot on the Brooklyn roster. "I'm here to see if something can happen," Morrison said. NBA.com

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He moves around the floor well among all of the young prospects in the summer league and can hit the open shot. Yet, at this point, there is nothing particular in Morrison's game that says he's ready to take the step that's been beyond him for the past six years. "All I can do is show up here every day and try to do what's asked of me by the coaching staff and play the game to the best of my ability and let things happen," he said. "If I play well, maybe I get a chance here or maybe somebody from another NBA team likes me enough to invite me to their camp. NBA.com

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"I don't think I'd go back to Europe. It's a long way and I've got two daughters now. I don't have regrets. I've had plenty of experiences. "I'm pretty sure that if nothing else happens, then I'll probably go home, finish school (sports management) and get into coaching. There's only so long that you can go after something. Then it's time to move on." NBA.com

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Adam Morrison, Summer League 

Dan Savage: Adam Morrison just came over to our baseline table and jokingly asked if we'd be upset if he unplugged our computers. Twitter

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Stefan Bondy: Clean-shaven Adam Morrison at Nets summer league practice in NJ. Twitter

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Adam Morrison, Summer League 

Mike Trudell: One random thing about Morrison during his days of playoff title runs in L.A.: he's the best FIFA player I've ever seen. Twitter

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Chris Mannix: Former lottery picks Adam Morrison, Julian Wright and Al Thornton on official Nets summer league roster Twitter

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Sam Amick: Gotta think Adam Morrison was happy to hear Memphis is letting OJ Mayo become an unrestricted free agent. He worked out for Griz recently. Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Free Agency, OJ Mayo, Adam Morrison 

Adam Morrison, Al Thornton and Julian Wright will get a chance to renew their NBA careers in two weeks when the Nets entry plays in the Orlando Summer League. The three former lottery picks along with Marshon Brooks, Jordan Williams and draft pick Tyshawn Taylor are the big names on the roster, which is not yet complete. NetsDaily

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Chris Vernon: Grizzlies holding free agent camp today - 15 guys including Adam Morrison, Kalin Lucas, Scotty Hopson, Casey Mitchell, LaDarius Dunn, etc. Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Free Agency, Adam Morrison, Scotty Hopson, Casey Mitchel, LaDarius Dunn 

The Grizzlies are conducting a private free-agent camp today that will feature former NBA lottery pick Adam Morrison. Morrison, 27, is a small forward whom the Charlotte Bobcats selected with the third overall pick in the 2006 draft. The next year Morrison suffered a torn ACL - something that compounded the disappointment of his poor play. The Bobcats then traded Morrison to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009. Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis Grizzlies, Free Agency, Adam Morrison 

Jordan has taken plenty of grief for his previous drafts, which include selecting Kwame Brown with the No. 1 overall pick when with the Wizards in 2001, and injury-prone forward Adam Morrison third with the Bobcats in 2006. But several sources say former GM Bernie Bickerstaff was the one who sold Jordan on Morrison, and that Jordan’s role in the draft process in Charlotte has been minimal. FOXSportsOhio

Charlotte Bobcats, Draft, Adam Morrison, Michael Jordan, Bernie Bickerstaff 

Wasn't Adam Morrison Michael Jordan's pick though? Rod Higgins: "No. From my gathering, because I wasn't here at that particular time, I thought it was Bernie Bickerstaff. … It's a fair question and I'm sure every market and every team has to kind of go through that process because you can second guess. I'll sit here and tell you guys that we're fairly equipped to make sound decisions. You can go back and forth and always say what if, but at the end of the day, I think that Kemba Walker and Bismack are going to be pretty good at the end of the day. I think Gerald Henderson is going to be pretty good." Deadspin.com

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Adam Morrison knows how hard it is going to be to shake the label: bust. But he longs for the chance. “I understand I’m never going to shake being a bust or being a failure in some people’s eyes,” said Morrison, the No. 3 draft pick by Charlotte out of Gonzaga in 2006. “I’ve experienced a lot of highs in basketball, so I guess you could call it a hardship, but it’s really not. I get to play basketball for money. That’s pretty good.” New York Post

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Adam Morrison 

Not quite what was envisioned for the College Player of the Year who averaged 28.1 points for Gonzaga before turning pro. He’s back from overseas trying to land with the Nets, who expressed interest two years ago but saw the plan snuffed when Morrison sprained an ankle. “It just didn’t work out. I ended up taking the year off and then played overseas last year. So one more shot and see what happens,” said Morrison, who played in Turkey for Besiktas, the team that retired Deron Williams’ number. Morrison, at 6-foot-8 and looking much thinner than he did in his pro days, gave it another try yesterday. “He knows how to play. Unfortunately he didn’t have a point guard who could find him because he came off screens open,” Nets general manager Billy King said. “But he knows how to set himself up, come off screens. He didn’t make some shots early, but he got them to go. One thing, we know he can do that. New York Post

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Adam Morrison 

"I guess the toughest thing is, I guess, the athletic ability,’’ Morrison said when asked why he’s had so much trouble sticking with a team in the NBA. "And I understand I’m never going to shake being a ‘bust’ or being a failure in some people’s eyes. I’ve experienced a lot of highs in basketball so I guess you could call it a hardship but it’s really not. I get to play basketball for money. That’s pretty good.’’ Newark Star-Ledger

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Adam Morrison 

Now Morrison is back trying to get one more shot to live up to his potential. He was the star attraction among 22 players at the first day of the Nets’ free agent mini-camp Monday. “When they asked me, ‘Do you want to talk to the media?’ [I thought] Christ, you guys haven’t seen me in three, four years,” the 6-foot-8 Morrison, sporting hair well below his shoulders, said with a chuckle. “I understand that I’m never going to shake being a bust or being a failure in some people’s eyes, but I’ve experienced a lot of highs in basketball,” Morrison added. “So I guess you can call it a hardship but it’s really not. I get to play basketball for money and it’s pretty good.” ZagsBlog.com

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Adam Morrison 

“I want to get on another team and see if I can get another chance,” said Morrison, who averaged 11.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists last year in Turkey. “It’s as simple as that.” ZagsBlog.com

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Adam Morrison 

Andy Vasquez: Nets three day free agent mini camp starts today. They'll work out 21 players including: Al Thornton, Adam Morrison & Jermaine Taylor Twitter

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