<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-on-caleb-martin-relationship-that-transcends-different-teams');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on Caleb Martin relationship that ‘transcends’ different teams');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Heat-news-Erik-Spoelstra-on-Caleb-Martin-relationship-that-transcends-different-teams.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on Caleb Martin relationship that ‘transcends’ different teams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-18T15:42:57-08:00">November 18th, 3:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-18T15:42:57-08:00">November 18th, 3:42pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-return-76ers-4-game-injury-absence">Miami Heat face the Philadelphia 76ers Monday</a> night, it will be a bittersweet reunion for one player on the opposing team in Caleb Martin. The former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philadelphia-continues-free-agent-frenzy-with-caleb-martin-signing">Heat star went to the 76ers in free agency</a> this past offseason as right before the game, head coach Erik Spoelstra reflects on the impact he had with the team.</p><p>Martin had been in Miami from 2021 to 2024, where he made his mark on the team, being a productive two-way weapon on the bench or starting when the team needed him to. Spoelstra would not hesitate in sharing his<a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1858647042605658447" rel="noopener"> “love”</a> for Martin as he spoke highly of him before Monday’s game.</p><p>“I love Caleb, and I’ll always root for him,” Spoelstra said. “I really respect him, and I love him for who he is, how he represents himself, who he is as a competitor, and how he is off the court, all those kind of qualities, he just really draws you in. And his story is just so unlikely, but we pride ourselves in unlikely.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra on facing the 76ers for the first time with Caleb Martin.</p><p>“I love Caleb…you want to go to battle with those kind of guys…we’ll be sharing a cold one years from now…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/iPhnhW6ltu">pic.twitter.com/iPhnhW6ltu</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1858647042605658447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on how relationship with Caleb Martin “transcends”</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Caleb-Martin-on-Nov.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There is no doubt that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-caleb-martin-blames-timing-on-miami-departure-in-free-agency">contract situation between the Heat and Martin</a> was a confusing one as the forward left to go to the 76ers for less money as he decided to test the waters in free agency.</p><p>However, he has had a plethora of memories with Miami as even Spoelstra mentions the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics, where he was electric, even being just one vote away from being MVP of that series. Spoelstra would say that it doesn’t matter what teams they are a part of as their relationship “transcends” those aspects.</p><p>“And, you know, some of my favorite memories obviously, would be the Eastern Conference Finals against Boston,” Spoelstra said. “They played him that way the year before with their centers, and I think he just put up a massive size rock in his shoe for an entire year, like thinking about them, just praying that he would get another opportunity to play against them. But he’s a competitor, through and through, all the way into his soul, and you want to go battle with those kind of guys.”</p><p>“So obviously you root for him like he knows what I’m about, I know what he’s about,” Spoelstra continued. “Like all that gets thrown out the window tonight, but you know, outside of that, that’s a relationship that will transcend just these teams, he’ll transcend the careers, all of those things. You know, we’ll be sharing a cold one years from now.”</p><h2><b>Former star Caleb Martin expresses how much the Heat means to him</b></h2><p>As Spoelstra said, that relationship doesn’t matter once the ball is tipped off any time the Heat face the 76ers, as it even is the same with point guard Kyle Lowry, who also was a huge part of Miami. Martin would speak Sunday about his time with the team, saying he had <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article295705489.html" rel="noopener">“unforgettable memories”</a> and expressing how greatly the franchise means to him, according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.</p><p>“It’s bittersweet, for sure,” Martin said. “Obviously, I had a lot of great memories here, unforgettable memories. I still got lifelong relationships that I still have with guys. This is my second home.”</p><p>“Man, everything,” Martin continued on what the Heat organization means to him personally. “To me, it’s just the cornerstone of how I made a name for myself and who I became as a player. The relationships and the memories, it’s an unforgettable place for me.”</p><p>At any rate, the Heat are 5-7 heading into Monday’s game against the 76ers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on Caleb Martin relationship that ‘transcends’ different teams

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-caleb-martin-blames-timing-on-miami-departure-in-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Caleb Martin blames ‘timing’ on Heat departure in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Heat-news-Caleb-Martin-blames-timing-on-Miami-departure-in-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Caleb Martin blames ‘timing’ on Heat departure in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-18T09:32:31-08:00">November 18th, 9:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-18T09:32:31-08:00">November 18th, 9:32am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was a surprising move for some people when former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philadelphia-continues-free-agent-frenzy-with-caleb-martin-signing">Miami Heat star Caleb Martin signed with the Philadelphia 76ers</a> in the offseason. It was even more shocking knowing that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-heat-offer-caleb-martin-turned-down-signing-76ers">Martin could have made more with the Heat</a> than with the 76ers in the aftermath of the situation as the forward speaks about the contract debacle with both teams.</p><p>Martin makes his return to Miami Monday night as the Heat host the 76ers, which marks a “bittersweet” reunion for the forward who had productive years with the South Florida team, even being one vote away from 2023 Eastern Conference Finals MVP.</p><h2><b>Caleb Martin speaks on how “timing” ruined a Heat reunion </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Caleb-Martin-on-Nov.-12-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>However, <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article295705489.html" rel="noopener">he would confirm</a> via Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald that Miami offered a $65 million contract over five years but instead took Philadelphia’s deal of a four-year contract with $35 million guaranteed that could reach $40 million with bonuses.</p><p>However, Martin would credit “timing” with the contract situation as he and his agent felt that he would have been offered more money in free agency. Miami couldn’t offer the same deal in the free agency period to keep them from surpassing the dreaded second apron; they would have had Martin opt into his $7.1 million player option before the June 29 deadline.</p><p>This would have been the cap hit for the current season for Martin, which the bigger money would go into effect later.</p><p>“It was a timing thing. That’s what it was,” Martin said. “The decision had to be made before I even had a chance to decide on anything else. That decision coming back here had to be made first without even getting a chance to go into free agency. All you can do is go based off the information that you get back and based off your representation. Whatever information you get back, you kind of make those decisions.”</p><p>There is no doubt that Martin is still appreciative of what was accomplished during his time with Miami as per The Miami Herald, the ideal outcome would be to stay with them.</p><h2><b>Caleb Martin returns to play the Heat on Monday night</b></h2><p>However, the gamble to get a bigger deal didn’t pay off as he doesn’t blame his agent, saying that “nobody has a crystal ball.”</p><p>“You try to make the best decision and sometimes you don’t know how those decisions shake out or whatever until you got to go through it,” Martin said. “Obviously, you have people in your corner and people that you listen to, and you try to make the best judgment that you can make based on the information that you have. I was confident in putting that trust in that and believing the right decision would be made. Ultimately, I think I’m where I’m supposed to be. I think things happen for a reason.”</p><p>“Nobody has a crystal ball,” Martin continued. “At the end of the day, nothing gets approved without me giving the OK, ultimately. That’s stuff that you live and you learn. Obviously, it hurts because of all the memories and everything that comes with this and there’s obviously money left on the table. But I think there are also other aspects of the decision and how things shook out that was a good thing, and that I might have had to move on.”</p><p>At any rate, while former teammates on Miami will look to embrace Martin in his return, they are making sure it ends in a win as it takes place Monday night. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heeat-news-erik-spoelstra-sends-warning-about-deflating-plays-costing-miami">Heat are hungry for a win after losing to the Indiana Pacers</a> Sunday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Caleb Martin blames ‘timing’ on Heat departure in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-caleb-martin-proud-stance-on-changing-roles-after-philly-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Caleb Martin’s ‘proud’ stance on changing roles after 76ers debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/76ers-Caleb-Martin.jpg"></figure><h1>Caleb Martin’s ‘proud’ stance on changing roles after 76ers debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-24T10:43:46-07:00">October 24th, 10:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-24T10:43:46-07:00">October 24th, 10:43am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHILADELPHIA — Despite being labeled as “certainly one of our top five players, without a doubt” by Nick Nurse, Caleb Martin came off the bench in his Philadelphia 76ers debut. He played the second-most minutes on the team behind Tyrese Maxey and put together a solid performance.</p><p>It was surprising to see Martin come off the bench in a game where Paul George (and Joel Embiid) did not play. It gives the impression that, right now, his role as the sixth man is cemented. He tallied 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists on 5-10 shooting in the Sixers’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-bucks-instant-breakdown-season-opener">season-opening loss</a> to the Milwaukee Bucks, 124-109.</p><p>“There’s things that happened through the gaps I feel that we went over that we didn’t execute as well as we should have and that we can. I know we’re capable of [it],” he said after the game. “I think that’s part of the first game. That’s part of not overreacting with a lot of new faces on the team and understanding that a lot of guys have a lot of experience on this side and understanding it’s early. We don’t need to overreact. We just need to continue to get together and go through that type of stuff and clean some stuff up. I think we’ll be good.”</p><p>Nurse turned to Martin to provide a spark on offense in the second half, swapping him with KJ Martin in the starting group. Caleb played off the bench for most of his tenure with the Miami Heat, though he was seemingly penciled in as a starter when he signed with the 76ers. He’s used to playing a variety of roles and prides himself on being someone that coaches can deploy in various ways.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Caleb Martin was told at halftime that he’d start the 2nd half.</p><p>“I try to pride myself on being ready for any situation. I feel like that’s part of my role.” <a href="https://t.co/9PMLb3vGTA">pic.twitter.com/9PMLb3vGTA</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1849292879887208947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I try to pride myself on being ready for any situation,” he said. “I feel like that’s part of my role. It’s gonna fluctuate and it’s gonna change all the time and I just gotta be ready for stuff like that to happen. But I’m okay with that. I think everybody has to be ready for coach to throw some stuff on the fly if things aren’t working, he doesn’t like what things are looking like.”</p><h2><b>Caleb Martin plays well in 76ers debut</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/76ers-Caleb-Martin.webp"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Tyrese Maxey praised Martin’s intensity and trash-talking. Nick Nurse <a href="https://x.com/SixersAdam/status/1849307361845899428" rel="noopener">liked what he saw defensively</a> and in the rebounding department.</p><p>“I thought we offensive rebounded pretty good,” Nurse said, praising Martin’s efforts. That goal was aided heavily by the Sixers’ inefficient shooting but they certainly crashed the glass with intensity. Martin tallied four OREBs, second on the team behind Andre Drummond’s five. That’s a skill that Martin said he has “a knack for at times” and is something he and other wings like Kelly Oubre Jr. and Ricky Council IV are encouraged to tap into.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2024/10/23/0022400066/225/6ff5ed60-07dc-8139-e6e9-ba31ab8e82e4_1280x720.mp4?_=1" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>“I think he’s trying to find his way a little bit,” Nurse said. “I thought he made some good decisions. He plays hard, man. He was fighting, he was guarding every guy. We tried to throw him on Giannis [Antetokounmpo], we threw him on Dame [Lillard], we threw him on [Bobby] Portis. He was trying to guard everybody, so that’s good.”</p><p>Although Caleb Martin playing a lot of minutes negates the concern around him coming off the bench, it should still behoove the Sixers to play someone so versatile, smart and aggressive in the starting unit. Even when all the stars are active, he’s the type of role player that elevates a team. Fortunately, his status as a starter or reserve doesn’t seem to impact his minutes — or his mindset.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Caleb Martin’s ‘proud’ stance on changing roles after 76ers debut

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heats-haywood-highsmith-embracing-utility-role-after-caleb-martins-departure');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Haywood Highsmith embracing ‘utility’ role after Caleb Martin’s departure');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Haywood-Highsmith-embracing-utility-role-after-Caleb-Martins-departure.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Haywood Highsmith embracing ‘utility’ role after Caleb Martin’s departure</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-17T11:25:24-07:00">October 17th, 11:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-17T11:25:24-07:00">October 17th, 11:25am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-heat-takeaways-from-the-surprising-preseason-win-vs-hawks">Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday</a> in the home preseason finale, 120-111, one of the standouts of the game was star Haywood Highsmith. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-miami-not-sweating-reloaded-east">Heat getting ready for a tough Eastern Conference</a> this season, Highsmith’s performance is hopefully a sign of good things to come as it also garnered a response from head coach Erik Spoelstra.</p><p>There is no doubt Highsmith will be relied upon more this upcoming season, especially with the news of Caleb Martin leaving Miami to join the Philadelphia 76ers. Spoelstra would tout his trust in Highsmith, even calling him the <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1846965365663756718" rel="noopener">“utility infielder”</a> of the team due to his versatility.</p><p>“I say this as such a high compliment, he’s the utility infielder,” Spoelstra said. “You can plug him in a lot of different places defensively, and he makes your defense better. He can guard on certain occasions, one through five, he’s a very disciplined system defender as well. He’s in the right spots. And then, you know, he’s gotten so much more active defensively, he’s become a playmaker as well. Offensively, yeah, his game has grown tremendously. He’s a great three point shooter now, but he’s also really good cutting behind the ball and he’s seen enough and watched enough, taken enough notes on Jimmy that, you know, he’s been able to find open gaps on the baseline.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From last night…Erik Spoelstra speaks on the versatility of Haywood Highsmith after an impressive performance Wednesday.</p><p>“I say this at such a high compliment, he’s the utility infielder…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/tNvjGw4bcP">pic.twitter.com/tNvjGw4bcP</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1846965365663756718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Haywood Highsmith on the added pressure this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Haywood-Highsmith-on-Oct.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In Wednesday’s game, Highsmith scored 16 points off the bench on an efficient six for eight shooting from the field including two of four from three-point range. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-haywood-highsmith-11-million-contract-caleb-martin-departure">Highsmith signed a contract extension with the Heat</a> this offseason which was a crucial step to lock down since he’s one of the better defenders on the team who has shown his improvements on offense, especially from deep.</p><p>With the aforementioned loss of Martin, this will inevitably lead to more usage for Highsmith in guarding every position on the floor which he has done and even did Wednesday in guarding Atlanta’s top players in Trae Young and Jalen Johnson. However, the 27-year old is not afraid of the pressure, in fact, <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1846965432021873117" rel="noopener">he embraces it</a> as said to the media after the game.</p><p>“I want that,” Highsmith said. “Sure, I mean, I worked very hard to get to where I’m at now. Want a bigger role, want more minutes, want to be more aggressive on the offensive end and just have the coaches trust me more and more. You know, I’ve been with the Heat for three, four years now. So definitely want that confidence and that trust.’</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From last night…Haywood Highsmith on if there’s pressure to take more responsibility, especially with the absence of Caleb Martin.</p><p>“I want that…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/vb013EkHco">pic.twitter.com/vb013EkHco</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1846965432021873117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Haywood Highsmith on his role with the Heat this season</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-reveals-miamis-ignitable-factor">Highsmith is expected to be one of the crucial parts of Heat’s second unit</a> and bench as they are looking to build chemistry themselves as the narrative has been focused on the starting lineup. However, whatever Spoelstra and the coaching staff need the Wheeling product to be, he’ll be as he touts his ability to fit anywhere on the floor.</p><p>“I mean, whatever the team needs out of me, that’s what I’m going to do,” Highsmith said after Wednesday’s game. “Obviously, that’s probably come in and guard whoever the best player is on the court at the time and bring energy, make shots, cut can play off Duncan, can play off Jaime, and play off the other guys.”</p><p>“I do a lot of different things on the basketball court,” Highsmith continued. “You know, I’m not just a one dimensional player. I feel like I’m a good passer, good cutter, you know, do a little bit of everything. I feel like so I fit wherever I gotta fit in that, and I’ll do whatever I gotta do to help the team win.”</p><h2><b>Haywood Highsmith on his confidence in the rest of the Heat’s bench</b></h2><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heats-news-erik-spoelstra-reveals-jaime-jaquez-jr-s-special-rotational-impact">Heat’s second unit featuring others like Jaime Jaquez Jr.</a>, Duncan Robinson, Kevin Love, and others, Highsmith has confidence in the second unit that was effective Wednesday, especially in the third period where they went on a 24-2 run. He would run down the stars with ClutchPoints and <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1846914213546999976" rel="noopener">how each are play makers</a> in their own right.</p><p>“For sure. I mean, we got a lot of different playmakers and lot of different guys in that second unit,” Highsmith said. “You know, obviously Duncan [Robinson] creates a lot of triggers for us, one of the best shooters in the NBA, great passer as well, becoming a great finisher as well. K-Love [Love] with his pops, a shooting big, you know, he can’t really guard, that. Also his outlet passes and his rebounding. And then Jaime [Jaquez Jr.] is becoming a great passer as well, second year in the league and really developing his playmaking also has a great three point shot and you got Alex Burks, another savvy vet, you know Dru Smith can run the point, then you got me just doing what I got to do just helping the team win.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From last night…Haywood Highsmith on the chemistry of the second unit and where he fits in with them.</p><p>“We got a lot of different playmakers…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/Jh5xReb4RU">pic.twitter.com/Jh5xReb4RU</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1846914213546999976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>At any rate, Highsmith looks to continue to show off his defensive prowess while also continuing to display his three-point shooting ability and a general addition to the offense in the second unit. As he also did during last season, he could also be inserted into the starting lineup if there were to be an injury, which it was in the power forward spot he filled in before.</p><p>The Heat have one more preseason game left on Friday on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies before the regular season opener against the Orlando Magic.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Haywood Highsmith embracing ‘utility’ role after Caleb Martin’s departure

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-caleb-martin-sends-farewell-message-to-miami-after-76ers-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Caleb Martin sends farewell message to Miami after 76ers move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Caleb-Martin-sends-farewell-message-to-Miami-after-76ers-move.jpg"></figure><h1>Caleb Martin sends farewell message to Miami after 76ers move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T21:51:38-07:00">September 29th, 9:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T21:51:38-07:00">September 29th, 9:51pm</time><address><a>Itiel Estudillo</a>Itiel Estudillo is an NBA Journalist at ClutchPoints. He's been working as a sports analyst for two years now and aims to leave a remarkable impression in the industry. When off the keyboard, Itiel participates in the local basketball league and pickup games. But when he's off the court, he also loves to grab his controller and enjoy a vast collection of video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Earlier this summer, Caleb Martin agreed to a four-year deal worth $32 million with the Philadelphia 76ers. While it’s been nearly a couple of months since his signing, it’s only recently that Martin posted a heartfelt farewell message to Miami on social media.</p><p>Martin acknowledged that his message was a bit delayed. After spending three seasons with the Heat, the forward said that he learned a lot during his time in Miami. His opportunity to play for the organization helped him live a better lifestyle. He found it endearing how South Beach showed him a lot of love throughout his time with the team. Now that he’s about to suit up for Philly, he reminded Heat fans that he will always treat their city as his second home.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/Anthony_Chiang/status/1840538165603422631" rel="noopener">Here’s the full details</a> of what Martin said on Instagram:</p><p>“Man… Sorry for the delay 305. It took me a lil longer to post this cause I wasn’t ready to say goodbye just yet lol. Miami has changed my life in more ways than I could have ever imagined. Put me in a position to better my life, my families life and my career. Felt like I was on a two-way contract just yesterday trying to make a name for myself all over again. The fans, my teammates, my coaches, and the city embraced me with open arms, and I always tried to return the favor thru leaving it out on the court every night.”</p><p>“Definitely not how I expected things to come to an end, but nothin can ever replace the memories and love I;ve gained for this city and organization over the past 3yrs. 305 will always feel like a second home and have a special place in my heart 4L. Thank u all for everything Heat Nation!”</p><h2><b>Caleb Martin’s role as a Sixer</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Caleb-Martin-going-for-a-layup.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Now that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-caleb-martin-reveals-why-he-left-heat-for-special-philly-squad">Caleb Martin is about to play for the Philadelphia 76ers</a>, what exactly will his role be with the team? Similar to every other NBA team during the offseason, the Sixers made some game-changing moves in hopes of improving their roster. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-reacts-to-paul-george-leaving-for-sixers">Paul George is set to join</a> the dynamic duo of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. The trio alone should be a cause of concern for the Eastern Conference.</p><p>However, with Martin in the picture, they now have a gritty player who’s willing to put it all on the line for his team. While the forward may not be a star player, he’s definitely an asset for Philly. During his time with the Heat, he became one of the playoff heroes who helped the team reach the 2023 NBA Finals. Despite falling short, no one can deny the prominent role Martin played for the team. Hence, the Sixers’ interest in acquiring him early this summer.</p><p>With that said, the 76ers are hoping that Martin could replicate the same energy he brought to the Heat for the past few seasons. Hopefully, his style of basketball will work well with the Philly trio.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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