After three seasons in Houston, Kenyon Martin Jr. changed dimension by playing the Clippers (very, very little) and the Sixers. Except that his playing time has dropped at the same time, with only five minutes since his arrival during the season in Philadelphia.
Nevertheless, he welcomes his team's trip to Houston this Friday evening with pleasure since he will thus be reunited with the Rockets, his first team.
“I can’t wait to come back”he smiles to Sixers Wire. “I’m going to see some old teammates again. Then, obviously, journalists, members of the staff. I spent three years there and I'm going to play against the team that gave me my chance. »
The Texan franchise has changed its face since the passage of Kenyon Martin's son, with the arrivals of Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks and Ime Udoka. Did he keep in touch? “I talk to them all the time. As soon as they play, I try to watch their matches. I stay informed »he assures.
Houston keeps a special place in his heart
What does he remember from this painful experience on a collective level? As a reminder, between 2020 and 2023, in three years, the Rockets have only won 59 matches, for 177 defeats.
“A lot of people said that our team, because we lost every game, didn't learn anything. As if we weren't playing the right way.” Kenyon Martin Jr. remembers. “I took every match seriously. Regardless of the instructions, I played the right way. I tried, during my first three seasons, to build on that, game after game, year after year, to become a better player. »
He therefore has fond memories of his time in Texas. “It wasn't a great season, but I fought, I gave everything for the city and to put on a show for the fans. Houston will always have a place in my heart, that's for sure. »
| KJ Martin | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | HOU | 45 | 24 | 50.9 | 36.5 | 71.4 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
| 2021-22 | HOU | 79 | 21 | 53.3 | 35.7 | 63.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 2022-23 | HOU | 82 | 28 | 56.9 | 31.5 | 68.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 12.7 |
| 2023-24 * | All Teams | 19 | 6 | 48.3 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 2023-24 * | PHL | 17 | 5 | 52.6 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| 2023-24 * | LAKE | 2 | 16 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Total | 225 | 23 | 54.4 | 33.7 | 67.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 9.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
