On July 7, Beijing time, the NBA 76ers team reporter exposed: the team management and former Heat player small forward Carlisle. Martin reached a four-year, $40 million franchise contract, and agreed on a fourth year as a player option, this contract is a fully guaranteed contract, and the latter rejected the old club Heat 5-year, $65 million contract extension, Martin believes that joining the 76ers is closer to competing for the championship!
The 29-year-old Martin, who is 1.96 meters tall and weighs 92 kilograms, plays as a small forward, plays for the Heat in the 2023-2024 season, earning $6.81 million annually this season, and he returned to free agency this summer. In the regular season, he played a total of 64 games, started 23 games, came off the bench in 41 games, played an average of 27.5 minutes per game, and could score 10.0 points + 4.4 rebounds + 2.2 assists + 0.7 steals + 0.5 blocks, shooting 43.0% from the field, 34.0% from three-point range, and 77.0% from the free throw line.
Martin played in a total of 6 games in the playoffs with the Heat this season, averaging 33.5 minutes per game, scoring 10.8 points + 3.7 rebounds + 1.3 assists + 0.7 steals + 0.3 blocks, shooting 46.0% from the field, 44.0% from three-point range, and 100% from the free throw line.
Martin's best moment with the Heat came in the 2022-2023 playoffs Eastern Conference Finals and the Celtics' seven-game series, where he averaged 19.3 points + 6.4 rebounds in 35.6 minutes per game, shooting 60.2% from the field, 48.9% from three-point range, and 85.6% from the free throw line. It can be said that the Heat were able to eliminate the Celtics led by Shuangtanhua in the Eastern Conference finals series, and Martin's outstanding performance was indispensable!