Hairston, a 6-6 forward, was obtained from the Phoenix Suns in a draft night trade for the rights to Goran Dragic on June 26. Taken with the 48th overall pick, Hairston spent four seasons at the University of Oregon. He earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors his sophomore and senior seasons. In his final season with Ducks he averaged a team-high 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists. He ranked fifth in the Pac-10 in three-point shooting connecting on 43.3 percent (52-120) of his shots from behind the arc and scored 20 or more points 11 times. During his four years at Oregon, he averaged 14.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists while shooting .504 (612-1,214) from the field, .395 (145-367) from long range and .643 (275-428) from the line.

Hairston played on the Spurs squads at the 2008 Las Vegas Summer League and Rocky Mountain Revue. In four games in Vegas he averaged 6.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20.3 minutes. At the Rocky Mountain Revue Hairston saw action in four games, averaging 8.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 27.5 minutes while shooting .520 (13-25) from the field.

Morrison, a 6-2 guard, also played on the Spurs summer league teams in Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. He saw action in four games in Las Vegas, averaging 5.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 12.3 minutes. The former UCLA Bruin played in three games at the Rocky Mountain Revue, averaging 9.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 11.3 minutes. Morrison spent this past season playing with the L.A. Defenders in the NBA Development League. He appeared in 23 games, averaging 5.0 points, 1.6 assists and 1.2 rebounds in 12.5 minutes. Morrison has played overseas in Turkey and spent the 2005-06 season playing for the Yakima Sun Kings in the CBA. He spent two seasons at UCLA after spending his first two collegiate seasons at North Carolina. In his two seasons with the Bruins, he played in 42 games averaging 7.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 22.2 minutes.