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Caleb Martin, 76ers agree to 4-year deal – NBA.com
The free-agent forward heads to Philadelphia where he's expected to fill a starting spot as part of the 76ers' revamped roster.
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Caleb Martin averaged 8.5 points over 5 seasons, including the last 3 with the Heat.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers continued to build around their star trio of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George with the addition of free-agent forward Caleb Martin, the team announced July 6.
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Martin joins the 76ers on a four-year, $32 million deal.
Caleb Martin ➡️ Philly.
welcome to the squad, @Calebmartin14! pic.twitter.com/90fXjqlFhY
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) July 6, 2024
The 28-year-old Martin averaged 8.5 points over five seasons, including the last three with the Miami Heat. It was in Miami where Martin developed a reputation of raising his game. He averaged 10 points and shot 35% from 3-point range.
He’ll likely fill a starting spot left open in Philly, where the 76ers have totally revamped their roster after another early postseason exit. They spent more than $400 million to sign George away from the Clippers and keep Maxey, their homegrown All-Star guard, in the fold for five more years. Team President Daryl Morey also signed free-agents Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon and re-signed Kelly Oubre Jr.
Martin was undrafted coming out of college at NC State. He entered the NBA with almost no guarantees. He had to play in the G League. Charlotte let him go after two seasons.
Now, he should be the starting power forward for a franchise that hasn’t won an NBA title since 1983.
Martin averaged 19.3 points on 60% shooting and scored a playoff-career-high 26 points on Boston’s home floor in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. He was solid in the first two rounds that season against No. 1 Milwaukee and No. 5 New York, averaging 10.8 points on nearly 53% shooting.
Martin’s postseason numbers were exactly what the 76ers looked for as they filled out a roster that was about empty at the end of the season except for Embiid and Maxey. The 76ers also waived forward Paul Reed, the person said.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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