Kevin Martin Got His Money
The rumor had been floating around for a few days, but now, it’s official: The Sacramento Kings have inked Kevin Martin to a five-year deal, making him the third-highest paid player on the team.
According to two league sources, fourth-year shooting guard Kevin Martin late Monday night agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Kings worth about $55 million.
Martin, whose breakout 2006-07 season will vault him into the upper pay ranks of NBA shooting guards, unexpectedly flew in from his training hub at the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla., and arrived in Sacramento on Monday in anticipation of signing his new contract. A news conference is expected this week to announce the deal.
K-Mart (surely we can come up with a better nickname for the man with the ultra-funky jumper), whose breakout season caught a lot of people by surprise (including yours truly), should give new coach Reggie Theus a solid scorer - Martin nearly doubled his scoring average by jumping from 10.8 ppg to 20.2 ppg last season - to build his offense around for the next few years.
Now if only the Maloofs could figure out what to do about Bibby…
8 Responses to “Kevin Martin Got His Money”
Aug.28 at 8:59 pm
niQ says:
he sure deserved that..
Aug.28 at 9:00 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
The nickname “K-Mart” was officially banned from SLAM years ago. All SLAM employees, paid and unpaid, will cease and desist from using it immediately. Thank you.
Aug.29 at 1:17 am
jose says:
i thought that was kenyon martins nickname,
it stinks either way though
Aug.29 at 5:01 am
Mush says:
Does anybody know how much Luol Deng gets?????
Aug.29 at 11:58 am
Ric Bucher says:
K Mart is a terrible nickname. Lets call him K Meezy
Aug.30 at 6:25 pm
sush carter says:
just call him Screwball, in reference to his jumper
Aug.31 at 10:09 am
blk_majic says:
sush carter ure a fagget
Sep.4 at 10:06 am
No Blood No Foul says:
$55 million is a lot to play a guy with a hitch in his jumper, but the Kings aren’t exactly stocked with offensive talent. If Kevin continues to develop, this deal could be the steal of the year. Of course, if he was just playing for a contract, this deal might not be looked upon so favorably. Here’s to hoping the Kings made a good decision.