Two days after the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks agreed to a three-team trade involving Eric Bledsoe, Jared Dudley, J.J. Redick and others, Donald Sterling instructed his team president, Andy Roeser, to rescind the deal.

The deal had already been agreed upon and leaked to the media, but could not become official until July 11 when the moratorium was lifted.

It was up to Doc Rivers to change Sterling's mind, but Redick and his representatives couldn't wait much longer on whether his four-year, $27 million deal would be upheld.

Redick's other suitors were beginning to reach deals with other similar players.

Rivers had sold Redick that the culture of the Clippers was changing, but the turn of events showed that Sterling remains unpredictable.

Rivers was embarrassed and humiliated after agreeing to come to the Clippers with ultimate authority and he feared that his credibility in future talks would be paralyzed if this deal was rescinded.

There are some that believe Rivers would have been forced to step down if Sterling didn't relent.

"It never got to that," one source told Yahoo Sports, "but it might have had Sterling not come around."

The Phoenix Suns exercised their 2014-15 options on forwards Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris and center Miles Plumlee. 

In two seasons with the Suns, Markieff Morris has averaged 7.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 145 games.

Marcus Morris joined the Suns in a midseason trade with Houston and averaged 5.7 points in 23 games with Phoenix last season. Originally the 14th overall pick of the 2011 draft, he led the Suns with an average of 14.3 points in seven contests at the 2013 Las Vegas Summer League.

Plumlee played his rookie season with Indiana before being acquired by the Suns in a trade with the Pacers this past summer. In seven contests with the Suns this preseason, Plumlee averaged 6.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.14 blocks in 18.5 minutes per game.

The Washington Wizards acquired Kendall Marshall, Shannon Brown and Malcolm Lee on Friday in a deal for Marcin Gortat.

The Wizards will waive those three players as they have a roster crunch.

The Washington Wizards have acquired Marcin Gortat in a deal with the Phoenix Suns for Emeka Okafor.

The deal also includes Shannon Brown, Kendall Marshall and Malcolm Lee to the Wizards, while the Suns also acquire and a top-12 protected 2014 first round pick along with Okafor.

The Wizards will waive Brown, Marshall and Lee.

Okafor is currently out indefinitely with a neck injury.

Markieff Morris has been suspended one game without pay for elbowing Serge Ibaka in the face, the NBA announced on Thursday.

The incident occurred in Tuesday night's game between the Phoenix Suns and Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Phoenix Suns have released James Nunnally, the team announced on Thursday.

Nunnally was a training camp invite with the Suns and averaged three points in the preseason.

The Phoenix Suns are holding extension talks with Eric Bledsoe.

Bledsoe was traded to the Suns this offseason by the Los Angeles Clippers and will be a restricted free agent this summer if a deal is not reached.

"If we're not able to work out a deal (by Oct. 31), we would start next summer with Eric as a restricted free agent, but obviously we're hoping to get something done before that," said general manager Ryan McDonough.

"With Eric, there's more projection. Some would say there's more risk, but I'd also counter that there's more upside," McDonough said. "He does some unique things athletically. I think he's the best shot-blocking guard in the league. If he plays extended minutes, which he will for us, I think he might lead the league in steals. He has a unique potential."