NASSAU, Bahamas — The Philadelphia 76ers have introduced again KJ Martin on a 2-year contract in an effort so as to add depth at energy ahead. Martin is just 6-foot-6, however he performs greater than his measurement as a result of he has the center and athleticism to not again down from anybody.
Martin performed his first three seasons within the league with the Houston Rockets, together with enjoying in all 82 video games of the 2022-23 season averaging 12.7 factors and 5.5 rebounds. Throughout his time with the Rockets, he was in a position to play alongside a confirmed veteran in Eric Gordon.
Gordon is coming into his sixteenth season within the league and has seen all of it. He is a man who will take younger gamers below his wing and did the identical for Martin in Houston. Now that they’re each with the Sixers, Gordon is seeking to do the identical.
“We have been along with the Rockets and we had a younger group,” Gordon stated of Martin. “I at all times informed him how I performed in opposition to his dad and now we’re teammates, so I took him below my wing when he was youthful since he got here into the league, so it is good to have him see it develop and hopefully we are able to do one thing particular for this staff this 12 months.”
Martin has the abilities, IQ and athleticism to perform nice issues on the sphere. The Sixers simply want him to leverage his expertise and turn out to be a constant rotation participant on the courtroom. Maybe Gordon’s return will do wonders for him and assist him progress as a participant and earn a spot for coach Nick Nurse.
This text was initially revealed on Sixers Wire: Sixers veteran Eric Gordon appears to proceed serving to KJ Martin develop
