<!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', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-nico-harrison-gets-real-quentin-grimes-caleb-martin-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Nico Harrison gets real on Quentin Grimes-Caleb Martin trade');   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/2025/04/Mavericks-forward-Caleb-Martin.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Nico Harrison gets real on Quentin Grimes-Caleb Martin trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-21T13:29:25-07:00">April 21st, 1:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-21T13:29:25-07:00">April 21st, 1:29pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After addressing the aftermath of his shocking Luka Doncic trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks GM Nico Harrison discussed another trade he made, trading Quentin Grimes for Caleb Martin. He also landed a second-round pick in this year’s draft. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-nico-harrison-doesnt-think-luka-doncic-trade-scare-free-agents-away">Harrison doesn’t think losing Doncic will hurt the Mavericks</a> land free agents, he believes trading Grimes was best for his team’s future.</p><p>Harrison responded transparently to why he made the deal in February.</p><p>“We looked at our managing of the salary cap as maximizing it to its full potential. So, Caleb was one of the players that we were able to get that would actually just barely fit under the first apron,” Harrison said. “We took that, and we knew what we were giving up. We knew we were only going to be able to sign one 10-day guy. But the chances of 10 players out of 18 available players being hurt, we took that risk to get a player of Caleb, who we’ve liked forever. And so we did it.”</p><p>Harrison says the deal taught him a valuable lesson.</p><p>“Absolutely, we did,” Harrison replied. “There are scenarios where you can have more than 10 players hurt, which doesn’t typically happen. So that will be something that we’ll keep in mind as we move forward.”</p><p>As for Doncic, Harrison says he’s ready to move on from talking about the deal, such as the former Mavericks All-Star, and is looking forward to the franchise’s new era.</p><p>“I feel the same way he does,” Harrison said. “I’ve actually never spoken ill of Luka at all, and I’m just ready to move on with this team that we have.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nico Harrison reacts to Luka Doncic saying Harrison’s comments about him have been “sad”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/DKCbklKvxS">pic.twitter.com/DKCbklKvxS</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1914384595656827096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Nico Harrison’s surprising take on Luka Doncic, Mavericks fans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Mavericks-forward-Caleb-Martin-Mavericks-GM-Nico-Harrison.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Mavericks GM <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-nico-harrison-makes-shocking-admission-luka-doncic-dallas-fans">Nico Harrison addressed Luka Doncic’s trade impacted fans</a> in a manner he didn’t anticipate. While his Quentin Grimes trade for Caleb Martin didn’t go as viral, Harrison discussed <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1914383873926107368" rel="noopener">how jarring the backlash was</a> for him, per X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“I did know that Luka was important to the fanbase, but I didn’t quite know it to what level,” Harrison said. “But really, the way we looked at is if we’re putting a team on the floor that’s Kyrie [Irving], Klay [Thompson], PJ [Washington], Anthony Davis, and [Dereck] Lively, we feel that’s a championship caliber team and we would’ve been winning at a high level and that would’ve quieted some of the outrage. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to do that, so it just continued to go on and on.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mavs GM Nico Harrison on the fan reaction and outrage to the Luka Doncic trade in Dallas:</p><p>“I did know Luka was important to the fan base. I didn't quite know it to what level.” 🧐</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/uO5BoTickP">pic.twitter.com/uO5BoTickP</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1914383873926107368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mavericks fans will wait to see what happens next as their team’s offseason unfolds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Nico Harrison gets real on Quentin Grimes-Caleb Martin trade

<!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', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-mind-blowing-quentin-grimes-caleb-martin-stat-adds-salt-to-wound');   ga('set', 'title', 'This mind-blowing Quentin Grimes-Caleb Martin stat adds salt to Mavericks’ wound');   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/2025/04/Caleb-Martin-16-controls-the-ball-against-the-Brooklyn-Nets-during-the-second-quarter.jpg"><figcaption>© Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>This mind-blowing Quentin Grimes-Caleb Martin stat adds salt to Mavericks’ wound</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-10T10:29:29-07:00">April 10th, 10:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-10T10:29:29-07:00">April 10th, 10:29am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-reveals-favorite-moment-tribute-video">Dallas Mavericks’ season took another hit Wednesday night</a> following a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-luka-doncic-honest-trade-anthony-davis">112-97 home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Luka Doncic’s first game back in Dallas</a> since the blockbuster February 2 trade. The defeat marked the Mavericks’ third straight loss, dropping them to 38-42 and placing further strain on their position in the Western Conference Play-In race.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-luka-doncic-jj-redick-super-human-mavericks">Doncic made a powerful statement in his return</a>, finishing with 45 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals while shooting 16-for-28 from the field and seven-for-10 from three. The former franchise cornerstone looked dominant as he led the Lakers to their 49th win of the season, putting the Mavericks in a difficult position with just two regular season games remaining.</p><p>Adding to Dallas’ frustrations is a <a href="https://x.com/Boweman55/status/1910188554510094749">staggering statistic</a> spotlighted by Josh Bowe of Mavs Moneyball. Since the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-dallas-roasted-for-quentin-grimes-trade-76ers-revenge-game">Mavericks traded for Caleb Martin at the deadline</a>, the veteran forward has made just two three-pointers. Martin, who was acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Quentin Grimes, has struggled to find his rhythm in Dallas’ offense.</p><h2><b>Quentin Grimes’ breakout and Caleb Martin’s struggles highlight Mavericks’ trade deadline missteps</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Quentin-Grimes-5-drives-to-the-basket-as-Washington-Wizards-guard-Colby-Jones-1-defends.jpg"><figcaption>© Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-jeff-teague-sparks-paul-george-vs-quentin-grimes-debate-eye-opening-take">Grimes has flourished with the 76ers</a>. In 27 games with Philadelphia, Grimes has knocked down 79 three-pointers while averaging 22.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. He has been efficient as well, shooting 47.7% from the field and 38.9% from three-point range, providing the Sixers with consistent perimeter scoring and defensive intensity.</p><p>The contrast in production between Martin and Grimes has only amplified scrutiny of Dallas’ trade deadline decisions. Martin finished Wednesday’s game with nine points, three rebounds, two assists, and a steal on three-of-seven shooting. Though his effort was evident, his impact continues to pale in comparison to Grimes’ emergence in Philadelphia.</p><p>Anthony Davis, the Mavericks’ other headline acquisition from the Lakers in the Doncic trade, also struggled in his first game against his former team. Davis, who helped Los Angeles win the 2019-20 NBA title, posted 13 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, and a block while shooting five-for-13 from the field.</p><p>With their record now at 38-42, the Mavericks sit one game behind the Sacramento Kings (39-41) for the No. 9 seed in the West. Dallas will look to close the regular season strong with matchups against the Toronto Raptors (30-50) on Friday and the Memphis Grizzlies (47-32) on Sunday. Securing at least one win in their final two games will be essential if they hope to host a Play-In Tournament game.</p><p>As the regular season winds down, the lingering effects of the trade deadline loom large. While Doncic continues to elevate the Lakers, and Grimes thrives in Philadelphia, the Mavericks are left trying to salvage momentum—facing both standings pressure and intensified criticism of their recent front office moves.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

This mind-blowing Quentin Grimes-Caleb Martin stat adds salt to Mavericks’ wound

<!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', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-caleb-martin-dallas-debut-grizzlies-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Will Caleb Martin make Mavericks debut vs. Grizzlies? 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Latest injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-07T11:29:08-08:00">March 7th, 11:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-07T11:33:43-08:00">March 7th, 11:33am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks are set to host the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Dallas has a <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-03-07_01PM.pdf" rel="noopener">total of 10 players listed</a> on the NBA injury report, however. Caleb Martin, who has yet to make his Mavs debut, is among the players on the injury report.</p><h2><b>Mavericks injury report</b></h2><p>Kyrie Irving (left knee sprain/ACL tear), Anthony Davis (left adductor strain), Daniel Gafford (right knee sprain), Jaden Hardy (right ankle sprain), Kai Jones (left quad strain), Dereck Lively II (right ankle stress fracture), Olivier-Maxence Prosper (right wrist sprain) and PJ Washington (right ankle sprain) are all listed as out for Friday’s game.</p><p>Martin (right hip strain) and Dante Exum (right foot contusion) are both questionable. The Mavs are certainly hopeful both players will be available amid the plethora of injuries on the roster.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-dallas-trade-caleb-martin-76ers">Mavericks acquired Martin</a> as part of a deal that sent Quentin Grimes to the Philadelphia 76ers before the NBA trade deadline. As mentioned, though, the 29-year-old has yet to appear in a game with the Mavs since the trade came to fruition. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-caleb-martin-injury-upgrade-bucks">Martin was upgraded to doubtful</a> before ultimately being ruled out ahead of the Mavs’ 137-107 defeat against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.</p><p>Here is everything we know about Caleb Martin’s injury status for Friday night’s game vs. the Grizzlies.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (</i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored"><b><i>Get Access | Save $30</i></b></a><i>)</i><b><i>*</i></b></p><h2><b>Caleb Martin’s injury status for Mavericks-Grizzlies game</b></h2><p>As of this story’s writing, Martin is still listed as questionable for the game. There seems to be a realistic opportunity of Martin playing, though.</p><p>He was upgraded to doubtful before Wednesday’s contest after previously consistently being ruled out. Although he did not play, the upgrade suggested he was on the right track.</p><p>Now that Martin has been upgraded once again, this time to questionable, he will likely make his debut on either Friday night or soon after.</p><h2><b>Grizzlies injury report</b></h2><p>The Grizzlies have five players listed on their injury report for Friday’s game.</p><p>Jaren Jackson Jr. (left ankle sprain), Yuki Kawamura (G League – Two Way) and Zyon Pullin (right patellar tendon surgery recovery) are all out. Meanwhile, Santi Aldama (right calf strain) and John Konchar (right knee soreness) are both listed as questionable.</p><p>The Grizzlies and Mavericks will go head-to-head at 7:30 PM EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Caleb Martin make Mavericks debut vs. Grizzlies? Latest injury update

<!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', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-caleb-martin-nearing-dallas-debut-latest-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Caleb Martin nearing Mavericks debut with latest update');   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/2025/03/Caleb-Martin-nearing-Dallas-debut-with-latest-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Caleb Martin nearing Mavericks debut with latest update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-06T18:18:18-08:00">March 6th, 6:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-06T18:55:24-08:00">March 6th, 6:55pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks got an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-caleb-martin-gets-injury-update-after-dallas-76ers-trade">optimistic injury update on wing Caleb Martin</a>, indicating his debut will arrive soon.</p><p>Ahead of Friday’s matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Mavericks upgraded Martin’s status to <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1897793189731274952" rel="noopener">being questionable</a>, per team reporter Joey Mistretta.</p><p>Dallas acquired the wing player from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Quentin Grimes. He is dealing with a hip injury, having been on the sidelines since Jan. 10.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Caleb Martin, Mavericks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Dallas-Mavericks-forward-Caleb-Martin.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It is good news for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-kyrie-irving-anthony-davis-injury-dallas-cooper-flagg">Dallas Mavericks, especially with the injuries</a> they have suffered in the last 30 days.</p><p>Star guard Kyrie Irving went down for the year with a torn ACL and the frontcourt is thin with Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II remaining absent due to injuries. Having a key player such as Martin return and improve the rotation’s depth would be beneficial for the Mavericks’ chances of winning their games.</p><p>This season, Martin is averaging 9.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.1 steals per game after 31 appearances with the 76ers. He is shooting 43.5% from the field, including 37.9% from beyond the arc. He has scored 10 or more points 13 times and counting, providing solid scoring and shooting for the Mavericks.</p><p>Dallas is currently 32-31 on the season, holding the 10th spot in the Western Conference standings. They are one game behind the Sacramento Kings and 1.5 games behind the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>Following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/grizzlies-vs-mavericks-prediction-odds-pick-spread-3-7-2025">Friday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies</a>, the Mavericks will prepare for their next matchup. They host the Phoenix Suns on March 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Caleb Martin nearing Mavericks debut with latest update

<!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', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-caleb-martin-injury-upgrade-bucks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Caleb Martin gets injury status upgrade for Bucks game');   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/2025/03/Mavericks-news-Caleb-Martin-gets-injury-status-upgrade-for-Bucks-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Caleb Martin gets injury status upgrade for Bucks game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-04T19:25:18-08:00">March 4th, 7:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-04T19:25:18-08:00">March 4th, 7:25pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>No team in the NBA has had to deal with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-nico-harrison-breaks-silence-after-kyrie-irving-injury">as many injuries as the Dallas Mavericks</a> this season, but they finally got some positive news on that front on Tuesday. Two-way wing Caleb Martin, who has been out due to a hip injury, has been <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1897079544613601372" rel="noopener">upgraded to doubtful</a> for Wednesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Joey Mistretta of ClutchPoints.</p><p>Even though it’s still unlikely that Martin is ready to go on Wednesday night, this upgrade is still a positive sign that he could be back soon. He has not played for Dallas since being traded there in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-dallas-hit-with-harsh-reality-after-huge-game-by-quentin-grimes">deal that sent Quentin Grimes to the Philadelphia 76ers</a>.</p><p>The Mavericks need all the help that they can get at this point after yet another brutal injury blow. Injuries have defined the season in Dallas, dating all the way back to Luka Doncic’s calf strain on Christmas Day. Of course, Doncic is now gone, but the injuries have continued to pile up.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-anthony-davis-may-shut-down-after-kyrie-irving-acl-tear">Anthony Davis got injured in his Mavericks debut</a> despite tearing up the court in his first two quarters in a Dallas uniform. Big men Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively are also out with injuries, while do-it-all forward PJ Washington is struggling with an ankle sprain.</p><p>Earlier on Tuesday, the biggest blow of them all was levied against the Mavericks. Star point guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-kyrie-irving-delivers-emotional-ig-live-time-to-be-selfish">Kyrie Irving left Monday night’s loss</a> to the Sacramento Kings with what was initially described as a knee sprain, but was later revealed to be a torn ACL that will end his season and likely will bleed into next season.</p><p>The Mavericks are still scrapping to get into the play-in in the Western Conference, but it will be very difficult without essentially their five best players. Getting Martin back will help them add some versatility and two-way productivity, but it will still be an uphill battle for them with the amount of star power that they are missing.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Caleb Martin gets injury status upgrade for Bucks game

<!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', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-jason-kidd-caleb-martin-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Jason Kidd drops important Caleb Martin injury update');   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/2025/02/Mavericks-opted-against-voiding-Caleb-Martin-trade-due-to-injury-return-timetable.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Jason Kidd drops important Caleb Martin injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-01T16:55:50-08:00">March 1st, 4:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-01T16:55:50-08:00">March 1st, 4:55pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — It goes without saying, but the Dallas Mavericks’ biggest move ahead of the NBA trade deadline was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-mavericks-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade">dealing Luka Doncic away for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first round pick</a>. Dallas also made a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-dallas-trade-caleb-martin-76ers">acquiring Caleb Martin as part of the deal</a>. He has yet to play with the Mavs due to a right hip strain, but head coach Jason Kidd provided an important Martin injury update before Saturday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><p>“He’s (Martin) doing extremely well, there’s a lot of positive things around him right now so he’s trending in the right direction,” Kidd <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1895993347501687057" rel="noopener">told reporters</a>. “Hopefully here in the next couple days we have some really good news. His rehab sessions have been going really good, hasn’t had any setbacks… Hopefully he’s back here soon, sooner than later.”</p><p>It sounds as if Martin may return soon, assuming he continues to avoid setbacks. The Mavericks could certainly use the help.</p><h2><b>Caleb Martin could make Mavericks debut soon</b></h2><p>At 32-28, Dallas is currently sitting in eighth place in the competitive Western Conference. However, they are just one game ahead of the 10th place Sacramento Kings. On the other side, the Mavs are only a half-game back of the No. 6 seed (Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers have the same record as of this story’s writing).</p><p>Adding Martin to the rotation would provide the Mavericks with extra depth. At 6’5″, Martin can play shooting guard or small forward. His versatility will give Jason Kidd extra lineup flexibility.</p><p>With Philadelphia in 2024-25, Martin averaged 9.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals per outing. He was also shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from three-point land.</p><p>At the moment, Dallas is focused on preparing to play against Milwaukee without Caleb Martin, Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Jason Kidd drops important Caleb Martin injury update

<!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', '/nba-rumors-mavericks-voiding-caleb-martin-trade-injury-return-timetable');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Mavericks opted against voiding Caleb Martin trade due to injury return timetable');   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/2025/02/Mavericks-opted-against-voiding-Caleb-Martin-trade-due-to-injury-return-timetable.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Mavericks opted against voiding Caleb Martin trade due to injury return timetable</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-06T13:59:11-08:00">February 6th, 1:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-06T13:59:12-08:00">February 6th, 1:59pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Outside of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-breaks-silence-on-luka-doncic-trade">trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers</a>, the Dallas Mavericks made more moves on their team by acquiring Caleb Martin from the Philadelphia 76ers. That trade took some time to go through because of Martin’s current injury, and they <a href="https://x.com/TheSteinLine/status/1887606300495806716" rel="noopener">opted against voiding the trade</a> due to his timetable on returning, according to Marc Stein.</p><p>“A specific timetable for Caleb Martin’s Mavericks debut has not yet been established. League sources say Dallas does not have long-term concern about the right hip sprain that has sidelined Martin but a modification to the original trade was sought after the ex-Sixer’s physical,” Stein wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“The Mavericks had the option to void the Caleb Martin trade, sources tell The Stein Line, but believe Martin can recover in a matter of weeks and went ahead with the deal with Philadelphia agreed to put in the future second-round pick,” Stein continued.</p><p>With the Mavericks believing that Martin could be back in the next few weeks, they decided not to void the trade. Martin is a solid three-and-D player and has had some good moments over the past few years in his career, and he should be able to help the Mavericks when he’s back and healthy.</p><h2>Mavericks filling out roster after Luka Doncic trade</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Caleb-Martin.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Mavericks didn’t have to make many moves to their roster after trading Luka Doncic to the Lakers, and they were able to get some players in return that will be a big help. Anthony Davis was, of course, the big fish in the trade and will help the Mavericks tremendously in the frontcourt, but Max Christie was a good addition as well for what he brings on both sides of the ball.</p><p>The Mavericks then went out and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-trade-caleb-martin-76ers">traded for Caleb Martin</a>, a guy who has had success shooting from the perimeter and defending.</p><p>Though the Mavericks lost Doncic, they gained some depth back, and they should be able to compete at a high level once everybody is on the floor together. Of course, some people are still getting their heads wrapped around one of the biggest trades in NBA history, but it seems like the Lakers and the Mavericks are moving forward with what they have on their team.</p><p>Everybody is wondering what the Mavericks will now look like without Doncic and after adding Davis, and there’s a chance they’ll find out sooner than later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Mavericks opted against voiding Caleb Martin trade due to injury return timetable

<!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', '/mavericks-news-caleb-martin-gets-injury-update-after-dallas-76ers-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Caleb Martin gets injury update after Mavericks-76ers trade');   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/2025/02/Dallas-trades-for-Caleb-Martin-from-76ers.jpg"></figure><h1>Caleb Martin gets injury update after Mavericks-76ers trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-06T10:58:03-08:00">February 6th, 10:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-06T10:58:03-08:00">February 6th, 10:58am</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">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The trade between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-mavericks-trade-grades-caleb-martin-quentin-grimes-swap" rel="noopener">the Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks involving Caleb Martin</a> has been amended to address Martin’s hip injury.</p><p>According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Sixers are <a href="https://x.com/TheSteinLine/status/1887560751641932243" rel="noopener">sending a 2030 second-round pick to the Mavs</a> along with Martin. The deal was officially announced but reworked after issues arose with Martin’s right hip sprain, which sidelined him for 12 consecutive games before the trade and will continue to delay his debut with Dallas.</p><p>Stein writes the following: “Caleb Martin has been sidelined with a recent hip injury and was said to be nearing a return for the Sixers, but after consultation between both teams and the league office, Philadelphia has agreed to send an additional second-rounder to Dallas.”</p><h2><b>Mavericks receive additional draft pick from 76ers in Caleb Martin deal</b></h2><p>The original agreement sent Martin to Dallas while Quentin Grimes and the Sixers’ own 2025 second-round pick, which they originally traded away at the 2021 deadline, went to Philadelphia. Now, Dallas recoups another future draft pick.</p><p>Stein reported the Mavericks don’t have long-term concern over Maritn’s injury but enough concern was raised in his physical to amend the original trade. A similar set of events happened in <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/report-boston-celtics-include-second-round-pick-complete-trade-cleveland" rel="noopener">the blockbuster Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade</a>. Coincidentally, it was a hip injury that raised red flags in that deal. The Cleveland Cavaliers received an additional second-round pick from the Boston Celtics to complete the deal.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A specific timetable for Caleb Martin's Mavericks debut has not yet been established. League sources say Dallas does not have long-term concern about the right hip sprain that has sidelined Martin but a modification to the original trade was sought after the ex-Sixer's physical. <a href="https://t.co/T62Bvo4cjQ">https://t.co/T62Bvo4cjQ</a></p><p>— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1887563654381400404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Martin could slide in as a starter next to Kyrie Irving and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-anthony-davis-reveals-2018-discussions-to-play-with-kyrie-irving">new Mavs star Anthony Davis</a> or come off the bench. His defense and playoff experience will make him a solid addition to Dallas. He’s signed to an affordable contract for the next two seasons after this one.</p><p>While Martin is still recovering from his injury, Grimes should be available to play for the 76ers in their next game on Friday against the Detroit Pistons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Caleb Martin gets injury update after Mavericks-76ers trade

<!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-2-more-trades-caleb-martin-quentin-grimes-swap');   ga('set', 'title', '2 more trades 76ers should consider after Caleb Martin-Quentin Grimes swap');   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/2025/02/2-more-trades-76ers-should-consider-after-Caleb-Martin-Quentin-Grimes-swap.jpg"></figure><h1>2 more trades 76ers should consider after Caleb Martin-Quentin Grimes swap</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-04T21:53:26-08:00">February 4th, 9:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-04T21:54:41-08:00">February 4th, 9:54pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the Philadelphia 76ers decided to<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-mavericks-trade-grades-caleb-martin-quentin-grimes-swap" rel="noopener"> trade Caleb Martin to the Dallas Mavericks for Quentin Grimes</a> and a second-round pick mere months after “stealing” him away from the Miami Heat on a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philadelphia-continues-free-agent-frenzy-with-caleb-martin-signing" rel="noopener"> four-year, $32 million contract</a>, it turned heads around the NBA.</p><p>After watching Miami botch their negotiations with the veteran wing in a major way, missing their window to extend the Nevada product before allowing the market to bear out in an incredibly unfortunate way, fans, pundits, and experts alike celebrated Philadelphia for finding a way to add a fifth starting using their cap space, with Martin expected to start at power forward next to Paul George long-term.</p><p>Instead, the former Heat member played up-and-down basketball for the 76ers, playing through injuries that understandably limited his ceiling before being shipped to Dallas – after spending a game in the Wells Fargo Center’s visitor’s locker room – where his more playoff-ready game is a better fit for the team’s current timeline than Grimes’ 3-and-D upside.</p><p>Now for the 76ers, this trade was almost too good to be true, as the team was able to get young, get more shooting around Joel Embiid, and add optionality with their offseason planning, as Grimes will be a restricted free agent who could remain in Philadelphia, secure the team an asset in a sign-and-trade, or leave for nothing to help free up money for a new contract for Guerschon Yabusele.</p><p>And the best start, with the trade deadline still days away, the 76ers will have a chance to make a little more cake and eat it, too.</p><p>With KJ Martin reportedly being held out of Tuesday’s game due to “<a href="https://x.com/KyleNeubeck/status/1886917101673173220" rel="noopener">trade pending,</a>” the 76ers have a chance to free up long-term money, free up a roster spot for Justin Edwards, and ultimately get better along the way, even if they look like “sellers.”</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KJ-Martin-Philadelphia-76ers.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>1. Make the KJ Martin trade mean something</b></h2><p>On paper, some fans were excited to see word break that Martin was being traded to a team for cap relief, as it would free up money for Yabusele this summer.</p><p>Well, as it turns out, that isn’t the case, as, per PHILY Sport’s Derek Bodner, the real flexibility comes from getting under the luxury tax, as Martin’s 2025 contract<a href="https://x.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1886952850913218691" rel="noopener"> isn’t guaranteed</a>.</p><p>“Just to be clear, if the Sixers do dump KJ Martin’s contract, they are not gaining any future flexibility by doing so,” Bodner wrote. “His contract for next season is not guaranteed. If they dump him, it’s to get under the luxury tax. “Flexibility” is just a more palatable way of saying that.”</p><p>A disappointing development? You bet, but doing a purely cap-based deal for a player who has turned in some quality games in 2024 would be a massive bummer. But until a deal actually happens, things could change in any number of ways, as Morey could instead opt to use Martin’s contract to facilitate a better deal elsewhere.</p><p>One potential option? Trading Martin, Kelly Oubre, and Andre Drummond to the Chicago Bulls for Lonzo Ball.</p><p>Now, as Michael Sotto of HoopsHype has reported, the Bulls<a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-intel-lonzo-ball-nikola-vucevic-brandon-ingram-trade-talks-lakers-warriors-knicks-etc/" rel="noopener"> are looking to move off of Ball</a> and may not require a king’s ransom to get a deal done.</p><p>“Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has been arguably the best comeback story in the league after returning this season from knee injuries that sidelined him since January 14, 2022,” Sotto wrote.</p><p>“Ball has received trade interest from several teams, including the Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, and others, league sources told HoopsHype.”</p><p>While the Bulls may like the idea of acquiring a young star like Martin and have an extensive history with Drummond, Oubre doesn’t necessarily fit their timeline in 2025. Fortunately, in the NBA, it’s pretty easy to rope in additional teams to secure additional assets or re-route a player like Oubre with a proven track record, so if the Bulls would be willing to accept Philadelphia’s offer, plus a few second-round picks for good measure, they could likely double their asset return if they were willing to auction off Oubre or even Drummond for further picks.</p><p>And as for the 76ers? Well, they could secure the rights to an incredibly skilled passer who is built like a wing and can comfortably guard up or down positions 1-3. While Maxey has made strides as a point guard, the team still misses that sort of je ne sais quoi they once had with James Harden at the controls and could use that again, even with the loaded backcourt also featuring Grimes and Jared McCain long-term.</p><p>With his contract set to expire at the end of the season, Ball could re-sign with the 76ers using Bird Rights, leave for nothing to free up cap space,  or be used in a sign-and-trade, which is very good news for a Philadelphia team looking to maximize their optionality for the second offseason in a row.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Paul-George-on-Jan.-30-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>2. Cash out on the Paul George Experiment</b></h2><p>While the chances of a Paul George trade in 2025 appear rather unlikely, the fact that both the Golden State Warriors and the Atlanta Hawks have reached out to the team about a potential deal is incredibly interesting, especially if the teams are willing to pony up some interesting young players in favor of a more win-now asset.</p><p>For the Warriors, any such deal would have to fit around some combination of the players who are seemingly always listed in mock trades involving the team: Jonathan Kuminga, Brandin Podziemski, and Moses Moody.</p><p>Now sure, the 76ers would have to be willing to take on the final two and a half years of Andrew Wiggins’ contract and would probably have to acquire Dennis Schroder, too, since his deal expires at the end of the season, but getting back a player like Kuming and either Podz or Moody, plus at least one first-round pick, would produce very interesting results for a team clearly looking to remain competitive while also forming a young core for when Embiid’s time with the team is finished.</p><p>If the 76ers instead want to focus on the Hawks, both Trae Young and Jalen Johnson are probably off the table, as is rookie Zaccharie Risacher, but what about players like De’Andre Hunter, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and Dyson Daniels, who is currently having himself a year in his first season away from the New Orleans Pelicans? While Daniels’ inclusion would certainly limit the number of assets Philadelphia would get back in the deal, the supersized guard is an ascending player, whereas George has been very inconsistent for the 76ers this season.</p><p>Would either deal really be worth saying goodbye to PG13? Debatable, but considering he is a depressing asset, if the right deal comes along, the 76ers would be wise to take it.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Guerschon-Yabusele-reacts-to-a-missed-shot.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Bonus: Don’t trade Guerschon Yabusele</b></h2><p>And last but not least, while there are a ton of ways the 76ers could tackle the trade deadline, one thing they shouldn’t even consider is trading Yabusele.</p><p>After securing his services on a flier, Yabusele has rapidly proven himself the perfect frontcourt partner for Embiid, with the ability to play with him or in place of him, depending on the situation. If the 76ers can figure out a way to keep the Olympic Silver Medalist around long-term, that has to be a priority, even if it means shedding some salary now to free up more optionality later this year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 more trades 76ers should consider after Caleb Martin-Quentin Grimes swap

<!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-mavericks-trade-grades-caleb-martin-quentin-grimes-swap');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers, Mavericks trade grades for Caleb Martin-Quentin Grimes swap');   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/2025/02/76ers-Mavericks-trade-grades-for-Caleb-Martin-Quentin-Grimes-swap.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers, Mavericks trade grades for Caleb Martin-Quentin Grimes swap</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-04T11:32:12-08:00">February 4th, 11:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-04T11:40:06-08:00">February 4th, 11:40am</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">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers’ first trade of the 2025 trade deadline cycle is a deal with the Dallas Mavericks. ESPN’s Shams Charania broke the news that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-trade-caleb-martin-76ers">the Sixers will trade Caleb Martin</a> in exchange for Quentin Grimes and a 2025 second-round pick.</p><p>The Sixers signed Martin to a four-year deal this summer as a part of their massive spending spree. He was poised to be one of the primary supporting cast members around the trio of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George. That plan has been derailed by numerous injuries, including to Martin, and Philly is further from title contention than it ever thought it would be this season.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Mavs continue their busy trade season after making the blockbuster Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis swap. Martin is a solid role player with more years on a team-friendly contract, though he’s also roughly five years older than Grimes.</p><p>At the time of the trade, it seems like the 76ers made out very well and the Mavericks have made another trade with a vision that not many others see eye-to-eye on.</p><h2><b>76ers get Quentin Grimes, 2nd-round pick</b></h2><p>In both Grimes and their own second-round pick, the 76ers received two assets with immediate short-term and potential long-term upside.</p><p>In his first season with Dallas, Grimes is averaging 10.2 points per game while shooting a career-best 39.8 percent from deep. The 24-year-old is a strong three-point shooter, especially from the corners, and has been an efficient shooter on shots at the rim throughout his career. He’s <a href="https://x.com/JADubin5/status/1878798504879108117" rel="noopener">adept at attacking closeouts</a> and is also a hound on defense, challenging ball-handlers at every turn. The 76ers need 3-and-D players and have landed a very good one who still has the potential to get better.</p><p>Grimes will be a restricted free agent this summer and the 76ers will have his Bird rights. This essentially means that the Sixers will not have to risk giving him up for nothing. Other teams can sign him but Philly will have the chance to match any deal. Unless Grimes gets an offer far too big for Philly’s liking, he’s most likely sticking around.</p><p>The 76ers recouping their 2025 second-round pick, which they originally traded to get George Hill at the 2021 trade deadline, is important. With how poorly their season has gone, that pick could land in the top 10-to-12 spots of the second round. Philly’s front office has done well in later rounds under Daryl Morey, most recently snagging Adem Bona with the 41st overall pick, so that selection can be of great benefit. If nothing else, it’s another asset to use in other trades.</p><p>Although the Sixers will have work to do with Grimes’ contract this summer, getting a young, good player under team control and their own second-rounder back is excellent work from Morey and Philly’s front office. Additionally, this trade gets them <a href="https://x.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1886844827133972625" rel="noopener">below the first apron</a> and closer to opening up the non-taxpayer mid-level exception, which would be huge in their efforts to re-sign Guerschon Yabusele.</p><p>The biggest downside for the Sixers is having to negotiate a new deal for Grimes this summer. Using the soon-to-be-expiring contracts of Kelly Oubre Jr. or KJ Martin would have made more sense than giving up Martin, who is under team control for longer, but that probably would not have piqued Dallas’ interest the same way. As it stands, this trade looks to be a very good one for Philadelphia.</p><p><b>76ers trade grade: A</b></p><h2><b>Mavericks land Caleb Martin</b></h2><p>After dealing Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Mavs again swung a deal to shake up their roster.</p><p>Martin is signed through the 2026-27 season and has a player option for the following season. He has dealt with a hip sprain for the past few weeks but served as a sound defender and solid playmaker when healthy this season. His three-point percentage of 39.1 is better than it lets on, as his jumper is slow and clunky. Still, he can help Dallas remain a winning team.</p><p>Although Grimes and new addition Max Christie overlap a bit, it’s odd to see the Mavs getting the older player <i>and</i> giving up the draft capital in this deal. The Sixers’ second-round pick is currently the 37th overall selection. Dallas surely believes Martin will be a sizable upgrade — and there’s some merit to that hope given his defensive talents, rebounding from the wing, toughness and playoff experience.</p><p>One of the Mavericks’ motivations in the Doncic-Davis trade was stocking up on defense. Martin is indeed a good defender, capable of guarding a variety of players, but so is Grimes. Any edge Martin has on that end of the ball is overshadowed by the gap in shooting and age between them. While having Martin on a long-term deal makes things easier for Dallas’ front office, it’s not a guarantee that Martin will be better than Grimes going forward.</p><p>Martin’s experience on good playoff teams surely stood out to Dallas. Grimes has been a starter on a playoff team before — he started for the New York Knicks in the 2023 postseason — but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-on-caleb-martin-relationship-that-transcends-different-teams">Martin was integral to the Miami Heat</a>, especially in their run to the 2023 NBA Finals. Perhaps his performances in big moments inspire a belief amongst the Mavs that he’s a guy they prefer to go to war with.</p><p>Nico Harrison was clearly not afraid of what anyone else thought of his idea to trade Doncic, so making another trade with questionable upside for Dallas shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise.</p><p><b>Mavericks trade grade: C</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers, Mavericks trade grades for Caleb Martin-Quentin Grimes swap

<!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', '/mavericks-news-dallas-trade-caleb-martin-76ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks trade for Caleb Martin from 76ers');   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/2025/02/Dallas-trades-for-Caleb-Martin-from-76ers.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks trade for Caleb Martin from 76ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-04T10:12:26-08:00">February 4th, 10:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-04T14:50:52-08:00">February 4th, 2:50pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1886838153425699285" rel="noopener">reportedly agreed</a> to a trade on Tuesday, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. The Mavs are reportedly acquiring Caleb Martin in return for Quentin Grimes and the 76ers’ second-round pick. Dallas is sending the pick back to Philadelphia as part of the deal.</p><p>It has been a busy trade deadline season for Dallas. Of course, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-mavericks-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade">Mavs recently agreed to a Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis led trade with the Los Angeles Lakers</a>.</p><p>Martin, 29, is averaging 9.1 points per game while shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from beyond the arc so far in the 2024-25 season. He is also recording per game averages of 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Martin is a versatile wing who should be able to help this Mavericks team.</p><p>Grimes, though, is only 24 years old. He is averaging 10.2 points per game on 46.3 percent field goal and 39.8 percent three-point shooting in the 2024-25 campaign. Grimes is averaging 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per outing as well.</p><p>The Mavericks are clearly intent on making moves. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-honest-trade-lakers">Trading Doncic was surprising</a> to say the least, and this move was not expected either.</p><p>The Mavericks and 76ers will go head-to-head in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. All Grimes and Martin need to do is switch locker rooms ahead of this game.</p><p>Some people around the NBA world may argue that Dallas gave up too much in this trade. Grimes, at only 24 years old, made a respectable impact on the team this season. Martin isn’t a bad player, and the Mavs could use extra wing depth, however.</p><p>Perhaps Max Christie heading to Dallas as part of the Doncic-Davis trade played a role in the deal. Christie could be a candidate to take Grimes’ minutes, so the Mavs could have decided to part ways with Grimes as a result.</p><p>Either way, it would not be surprising to see the Mavericks make another trade before the deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks trade for Caleb Martin from 76ers

<!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-dominance-celtics-perspective-crazy-stephen-curry-stat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Caleb Martin’s dominance vs. Celtics put into perspective with crazy Stephen Curry stat');   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/2024/12/76ers-news-Caleb-Martins-dominance-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Caleb Martin’s dominance vs. Celtics put into perspective with crazy Stephen Curry stat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-26T10:04:03-08:00">December 26th, 10:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-26T10:04:03-08:00">December 26th, 10:04am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In what was perhaps the Philadelphia 76ers’ most impressive win of 2024-25, Caleb Martin’s seven threes against the champion Boston Celtics helped his team secure a 118-114 Christmas Day victory at TD Garden. 76ers superstar center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-sends-warning-to-rest-of-nba-after-beating-celtics">Joel Embiid put the league on notice after the win</a>. Martin finished with 23 points, including seven threes, and joined an elite group of shooters, including Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry, for NBA players with 45+ threes at a 45% three-point clip in the last two calendar years.</p><p>Since <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEDAji_KOvp/?igsh=aWFqajBqOG82bmV1&amp;img_index=2" rel="noopener">January 2023</a>, Martin has been 47.9% from deep on 96 attempts against the Celtics, per Bballtalkerz’s Instagram.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEDAji_KOvp/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEDAji_KOvp/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by BBALLTALKERZ (@bballtalkerz)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>As a member of the Miami Heat, Martin connected on 22-of-45 (48.8%) from behind the arc against the Celtics in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. He played a significant role in Miami beating Boston after surrendering a 3-0 lead before winning Game 7 and advancing to the NBA Finals. Martin’s shooting against the Celtics likely factored into Philadelphia signing Caleb to a four-year, $32 million deal over the summer.</p><p>His 23 points was one of three 76ers players who scored 20+ points in Wednesday’s win, including Tyrese Maxey’s team-high 33 points and Embiid’s 27-point performance in the 76ers’ Christmas Day win against the defending champions.</p><p>After the win, Embiid couldn’t stop smiling. Congratulating his teammate on his impressive shooting night in the Sixers’ win, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-hilarious-reaction-caleb-martin-hating-celtics" rel="noopener">Embiid revealed that Martin hates the Celtics as much</a> as he does.</p><p>Therefore, seeing Caleb step up big <a href="https://twitter.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1872103507261829403" rel="noopener">didn’t surprise</a> Embiid, per Sixers Wire’s Ky Carlin.</p><p>“He’s playing against Boston. He hates them as much as I do.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joel Embiid on Caleb Martin’s big night: “He’s playing against Boston. He hates them as much as I do.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sixers</a> <a href="https://t.co/3ZwNYeaPFo">pic.twitter.com/3ZwNYeaPFo</a></p><p>— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1872103507261829403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Joel Embiid sends warning to the rest of the NBA after 76ers’ win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-superstar-Joel-Embiid.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>76ers superstar Joel Embiid believes beating the Celtics on Christmas Day could start a significant turnaround to their 2024-25 campaign. While the 76ers remain under .500 (11-17), eleventh while trailing the Pistons in the Eastern Conference standings, they’re 7-3 in their last ten games. And there’s still plenty of basketball left, with only 28 games played in 2024-25.</p><p>While most would consider the 76ers’ four-point win against the Celtics their best win of the regular season, Embiid says his team still <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43161460/76ers-win-celtics-shows-philly-potential-embiid-says" rel="noopener">hasn’t reached</a> its full potential, per ESPN’s Tim Bontemps.</p><p>“We got a high ceiling,” Embiid said. “It’s all about us putting it together…I don’t think that was close to our best basketball, but we got a pretty good chance. So it’s all about looking for some luck and staying healthy.”</p><p>The 76ers will face the Jazz on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Caleb Martin’s dominance vs. Celtics put into perspective with crazy Stephen Curry stat

<!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-kj-martin-compares-caleb-martin-to-wwe-legend-after-christmas-day-smackdown');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ KJ Martin compares Caleb Martin to WWE legend after Christmas Day SmackDown');   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/2024/12/KJ-Martin-compares-Caleb-Martin-to-WWE-legend-after-Christmas-Day-explosion.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ KJ Martin compares Caleb Martin to WWE legend after Christmas Day SmackDown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-25T20:07:06-08:00">December 25th, 8:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-25T20:07:06-08:00">December 25th, 8:07pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When it comes to the Philadelphia 76ers in 2024-25, no player needed a bigger game on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-celtics-prop-predictions-for-nba-christmas-2024" rel="noopener">national stage Christmas Day provides</a> than Caleb Martin.</p><p>Initially signed away from the Heat following a bizarrely botched contractual situation that seemingly began the unraveling of Miami’s current veteran core, Martin came with massive expectations at both sides of the ball, but for one reason or another, a combination of personal issues, injuries, and buzzard’s luck, things haven’t gone quite as planned… at least until Christmas day, when, suiting up against Boston, Martin unloaded the clip to the tune of 23 points, three rounds, two assists, and a steal in 38 minutes of action. Martin looked fired up, maybe because he “<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-hilarious-reaction-caleb-martin-hating-celtics" rel="noopener">hates Boston</a>” and was borderline unstoppable from the field and beyond the arc, going 7-9 from 3 and 8-11 overall.</p><p>Martin’s play was so downright cold that KJ Martin, watching along from (presumably) home following a stress reaction to his foot, <a href="https://x.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1872082746165924286" rel="noopener">compared his fellow forward’s play</a> to the “Living Deadman” himself, WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">KJ Martin reacts to Caleb Martin’s big night <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sixers</a> <a href="https://t.co/oelPQXGdhI">pic.twitter.com/oelPQXGdhI</a></p><p>— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1872082746165924286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Gong! Gong!</p><p>Alright, so the idea of comparing Martin to Taker is a bit of a weird one, as Joel Embiid is probably more comparable to the “American Bada**” than the firey, pesky forward who is known for his effort, drive, and passion – he’s probably more of a “Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels if we’re being honest. And yet, in this game, when Tyrese Maxey was getting mugged at half-court for most of the fourth quarter, and Embiid was being blitzed whenever he got close to the hoop, Martin showed up over and over again, draining shows from all over the court in the pursuit of Philadelphia’s eighth win in 11 games.</p><p>After turning in his best season as a pro in 2023-24 with the Heat, averaging 10.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists as Miami’s fifth starter/sixth man coming off the bench, the Nevada product has taken a slight step back this season despite earning more minutes than in any season besides 2022-23. His points per game have dropped to 8.8 while his rebounds and assists have more-or-less stayed the same, and his field goal percentages are down, too, hitting just 40.4 percent of his shots from the field and 30.5 from beyond the arc.</p><p>Could this be the start of Martin playing like vintage Martin, coming on right as the NBA’s trade season really starts to heat up? Could the 76ers soon have five starters in double-digits, with C. Martin splitting the difference between the roles of KJ Martin and Jared McCain now that the duo are both on the injury report? Maybe yes, maybe no; Christmas Day does mark Martin’s best game as a member of the 76ers and his first 20-plus point game, for that matter, too. Still, if this really is the start of something special for Martin, the true beneficiaries of his newfound success are the 76ers as a whole, as, at this point, they could use something good to happen in a season filled with bummer after bummer.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/76ers-Caleb-Martin.webp"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ KJ Martin compares Caleb Martin to WWE legend after Christmas Day SmackDown

<!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-joel-embiid-hilarious-reaction-caleb-martin-hating-celtics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joel Embiid’s hilarious reaction to 76ers’ Caleb Martin ‘hating’ Celtics');   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/2024/12/Joel-Embiids-hilarious-reaction-to-Caleb-Martin-hating-Celtics.jpg"></figure><h1>Joel Embiid’s hilarious reaction to 76ers’ Caleb Martin ‘hating’ Celtics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-25T19:16:38-08:00">December 25th, 7:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-25T19:16:38-08:00">December 25th, 7:16pm</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">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joel Embiid is not very fond of the Boston Celtics. In that regard, the Philadelphia 76ers signing Caleb Martin made for a perfect match. In the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-celtics-joel-embiid-tyrese-maxey-ball-out-christmas-win">Sixers’ first matchup with the Celtics this season</a>, the two of them played well and helped Philly win 118-114 in a Christmas showdown.</p><p>Martin tallied a season-high 23 points and a career-high seven triples while taking only 11 total shot attempts. Embiid said that he loved seeing Martin be decisive and confident when he got the ball — especially against the rival that has gotten the better of Embiid’s Sixers time and time again.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joel Embiid on Caleb Martin’s big night: “He’s playing against Boston. He hates them as much as I do.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sixers</a> <a href="https://t.co/3ZwNYeaPFo">pic.twitter.com/3ZwNYeaPFo</a></p><p>— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1872103507261829403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“He’s playing against Boston. He hates them as much as I do,” the 76ers superstar said. “I’ll take it. He was great. I like it when he’s not thinking about it and tonight, he was just not thinking about it every single time he had the ball, shoot or drive. Obviously, he made his shots. We need him to keep doing that and keep building that confidence.”</p><h2><b>Caleb Martin goes off in 76ers’ Christmas win vs. Celtics</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-on-caleb-martin-relationship-that-transcends-different-teams">Martin nearly won the Eastern Conference Finals MVP award</a> for his heroics against the Celtics. Back when he was with the Miami Heat, he lit the Celtics up with uncharacteristically hot shooting from deep. That trend continued in his first game against Boston with his new squad.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">you literally can't make this stuff up 💀 <a href="https://t.co/SIs7lM2PnJ">https://t.co/SIs7lM2PnJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/jGVtXBvafO">pic.twitter.com/jGVtXBvafO</a></p><p>— Automatic (@automaticnba) <a href="https://twitter.com/automaticnba/status/1872084070597095510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Celtics were <a href="https://x.com/zm_cox/status/1872092515546866086" rel="noopener">content to let Martin get up a bunch of threes</a>. Because of his poor shooting this season and his slow release, they focused harder on taking away other shots from other players like Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. They made a bet that Martin wouldn’t beat them — and even with his past of beating Boston down, it was a sound strategy. But Martin rose to the occasion and made them regret it.</p><p>This season has mostly been a struggle for Martin, who dealt with back and shoulder issues and has struggled to find his groove on offense. But for this huge game, he stepped up in a huge way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joel Embiid’s hilarious reaction to 76ers’ Caleb Martin ‘hating’ Celtics

<!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>

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