Martin (ankle) won't play against the 76ers on Sunday.
Martin will wind up missing the Nets' final three games of the season due to a left ankle sprain, which he sustained while playing last Sunday in the G League Long Island Nets' loss to the Maine Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals of the G League playoffs. Despite being signed to two-way contracts with the Knicks and Nets for much of the season, the 20-year-old Martin still has yet to make his NBA debut.
... See More... See Less
Nets' Jaylen Martin: Dealing with ankle sprain
Rotowire
Martin has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Raptors due to a left ankle sprain, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports.
Martin presumably sprained his ankle Sunday during the Long Island Nets' loss to the Maine Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals of the G League playoffs, as he played just three minutes off the bench. He has yet to make his NBA debut, so his absence Wednesday won't impact Brooklyn's rotation.
... See More... See Less
Nets' Jaylen Martin: Inks two-way deal with Nets
Rotowire
Martin agreed to a two-way contract with the Nets on Tuesday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
After going undrafted in June, the 20-year-old Martin had opened the season as one of the Knicks' three two-way players, but he never got the chance to make his NBA debut before being waived in December. He had continued to stick around in the New York organization as a member of the G League's Westchester Knicks, averaging 12.3 points (on 48.7 percent shooting from the field), 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 three-pointers in 24.8 minutes per game over 31 appearances. The 6-foot-6 wing is projected to see most of his playing time in the G League with the Long Island Nets for the rest of the season, though he'll be eligible to appear in contests for Brooklyn at the NBA level.
... See More... See Less
Jaylen Martin: Cut by Knicks
Rotowire
The Knicks waived Martin on Saturday, Ian Begley of SportsNet New York reports.
Martin joined the Knicks on a two-way deal in late November but never made an appearance with the NBA club. He'll cede his two-way slot to center Dmytro Skapintsev, who adds depth to the frontcourt in the wake of injuries to Mitchell Robinson (foot) and Jericho Sims (ankle). Assuming he goes unclaimed off waivers, the 19-year-old Martin will remain under the franchise's umbrella with the G League's Westchester Knicks.
