KP might be trying, and keeping the courtship a little more low-key this time.

They don’t have a Batum or a Webster or an Outlaw already. They are looking to make an upgrade from Alando Tucker, not our young three-headed monster. I’m not certain that Marion’s D is better than Batums and his offense is certainly worse than Outlaw’s.

Marion was also a Sun for a long time, so there’s an element of nostalgia as well.