Kevin Martin is one of the, if the most dynamic scorer in the NBA. I mean this guy can put up points and he can do it fast. He can take it all the way to the hole, and that quick release on his jump-shot gives defenders fits. Now with Houston, after the Kings traded him to give more space to Tyreke Evens, Martin is putting up 23.6ppg early in the 2011/11 season with the Rockets.
Martin has always been a scorer averaging 17.5ppg throughout his 8 year career with Sac-town and Houston. In collage Martin was also a scorer getting 23.3ppg, while shooting the ball at 46.1% from the field, with the Western Carolina Catamounts. His highest scoring output in the NBA was 50 points in a 143-141 OT lose to the Warriors on April 1st, 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGFh4suyU2Q.
Teams that struggle to score on a nightly basis (New Jersey, Charlotte and Detroit to name a few) could really use Kevin Martin on they teams. Now I am not saying Martin is going to be traded, but this is what he could bring to some of the struggling offensive teams in the NBA.
New Jersey-In New Jersey Martin would fit in perfectly. He would start at SG, Devin Harris would go to PG and he would work well with young impressive center Brook Lopez. Martin and Harris would prove a tough back court to stop. Martin would help the Nets a lot.
Charlotte-With Michael Jordan's Bobcats Martin would team up with Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson. With Martin in Charlotte they would have some good scorers in Martin, Wallace and Jackson. Also Martin would work well with PG D.J Augustin.
Detroit-If Martin went to the Pistons, they would hope to get back to playoff form. The Pistons already have some impressive players in vets R.I.P Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince and T-Mac. The Pistons already have a great scorer in Ben Gorden and with Martin in the motor city, it would be hard to stop. He would also be a nice fit with young players Rodney Stuckey, Greg Monroe and Austin Daye.
Cleveland-Ok let's face it, the Cavs need to score right now. Antawn Jamison and Daniel Gibson are doing all the scoring for this team at the moment due to a hip injury to Mo Williams. If Martin was to come to Cleveland, he would provide instant scoring as he would go to the starting line-up. Martin would also help young stud Manny Harris in becoming a scorer in this league.
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