The Twists and Turns of Caleb Martin’s Journey to NBA Success with the Miami Heat

It was the first time in three years that the Heat and the Celtics played against each other in the Eastern Conference Championship Game. In the end, the low-ranked Heat advanced, but this series was too dramatic compared to the previous one. The Heat first gained a 3-0 draw advantage Next, they lost 3 consecutive games to the Celtics, and the two sides dragged on until the final tiebreaker to decide the winner.

Among them, in addition to the Heat’s star player Jimmy Butler who continues to burn himself, other Heat players can also properly fill in the parts that the team needs, but what is interesting is that many of the Heat’s current main rotations are in the draft. Not favored by any team, due to lack of talent or technology, they almost didn’t even have the ticket to compete with others.

However, the Heat’s executives still pulled these players out of the grit and polished them carefully, and finally they could shine brightly in the conference finals.

Among them, Caleb Martin is definitely the most dazzling one.

I have told you from the beginning that we are one.
No matter where we go, we will never be apart.

Since high school, Caleb Martin has been on the same team with his twin brother Cody Martin, and the two have a good understanding on the court. Whether they go to North Carolina State University or the University of Nevada, they are basically inseparable. In the eyes of draft experts, both brothers have obvious shortcomings.

First of all, both of them are only 6 feet 5 inches (about 196 centimeters) tall, but they belong to the forward position on the court. Facing the NBA’s third position, which often exceeds 200 centimeters, the height of the two does suffer a bit.

Secondly, both of them are generally considered to be not very talented, that is, they are only in the middle of the league in terms of jumping ability, explosive power, speed and coordination, and there is not much potential left to develop in their senior years.

Therefore, in the eyes of many ball critics, the two brothers have to face the pain of transformation because of their bodies. If the transformation is not successful, they may disappear directly. .

Such an evaluation also allowed the Hornets executives to use the second-round pick to select Cody, who has more overall skill packages, in the draft, so that Caleb finally faced the dilemma of losing the draft.

I was always prepared to not get picked.
When my brother got drafted, I was happy for him too.
When Cody’s name was called, I felt chosen too

Indeed, judging from his performance on the court, Cody has shown more development than Caleb in cutting and scoring. Due to the limitation of height, a player who can break through the ball will develop better in the future when he transforms into a guard. In comparison, although Caleb is relatively accurate outside, his other abilities are relatively average, which makes him very likely to be a spot-up shooter even if he practices.

However, the Hornets still gave the undrafted Caleb a 10-day contract, and then gave him a two-way contract, hoping to open the lucky bag of the twin brothers at the same time.

Being able to play on the same team in the NBA with our twin brothers is something we’ve been talking about since we were kids.
Now that it’s a reality, it feels a little unreal.
Until the end of the day, we understand that this is business.

Cody pointed out in an interview that it was great to play on the same team as his brother, but although both of them worked hard to improve their skills, Caleb was eventually given up.

Among them, the Hornets did not give Caleb a chance at all. Although he only played 18 games in the rookie year, Caleb made 54% of the three-point line and made more than 50% of the terrible shots, and he still took more than two shots per game. This allowed the Hornets to increase Caleb’s appearances in the second season (53 games), but compared with the rookie season, the team mostly regarded him as the second shooter, and Caleb was pulled to the third substitute in the second year. Having to deal with a higher front line defense, which in turn affected his shooting percentage, causing his three-pointers to plummet to 24.8% in the second quarter, and the cutting skills that are crucial to the three, Caleb in the cutting Cody’s explosiveness and pass timing are not as good as Cody’s.

When you have no other outstanding skills except shooting, then if you want to stay on the team, you have to ensure that your shooting is super accurate, but Caleb’s halved three-point shooting percentage in the second season is doomed to him. The ending of being unleashed by the Hornets.

I go to the gym every day to work out.
And run on the treadmill for more than 20 minutes.