Gregg Popovich talked about Davis Bertans’departure from the San Antonio Spurs and the deal that fell apart with Marcus Morris after the forward agreed on a two-year, $20 million deal.

Per San Antonio Express News, “It was more than difficult to lose Davis,” Popovich said Monday at Media Day. “Let’s just say that was an unfortunate situation that was handled unprofessionally on a couple of different levels.”

Morris and the Spurs agreed to a two-year, $20 million deal, but the free agent forward changed his mind and eventually signed a one-year, $15 million deal with the Knicks.

Popovich said Morris’stunning decision “blindsided” the Spurs after they traded Bertans to Washington and restructured their deal with free agent forward DeMarre Carroll to free up cap space. After pulling their initial offer to Morris, the Spurs signed free agent forward Trey Lyles.

“Davis was a special player as we all know, and he was young and getting better and better,” Popovich said. “So, yeah, we hated losing him.”

Asked if Morris ever reached out to the Spurs to explain why he changed his mind, Popovich said, “Not really.”