With Caleb Martin’s impending free agencycoming up soon, the Miami Heat are going to have to plan to look elsewhere for another key role player. Martin is expected to pursue a payday, and with Miami deep into the second apron and hard capped financially, it is very unlikely that payday comes from the Heat. This is another undrafted success story with the franchise; arriving here on a two-way contract initially, earning regular rotation minutes and then becoming one of the team’s biggest x-factors.
Against the Boston Celtics in last year’s Eastern Conference finals, Martin was in the conversation for the series MVP. He averaged 19.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists on an outstanding 59.7% shooting from the field. His best game of the series came in that close out game 7 win inside TD Garden where he dropped a 26-point, 10-rebound double-double on 68.8% shooting.
