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Tyrese Martin declares for the draft

Boards and three ball.. Some more skill development.. With the right team-You never know. Hope he gets a shot to show his stuff in camp. Wish him well.
 
Tyrese wore the #4 and arm sleeve in a manner that Jeff Adrien would be proud of. Best of luck whereever you go!
 
Just for an expectation on who gets the final roster spots and 2-way contracts, I will bring you the story of Theo Pinson.

Pinson was a North Carolina guard who averaged 6.2 PPG and 3.4 APG and shot 25.7% from the 3-point range in 122 games of his college career. He's 6-foot-6 and has good size. He left Carolina in 2018.

This guy is currently on a two-way deal with Indiana and has played in the NBA. His final year at Carolina was 10 PPG and 23% 3-point shooting. He's been with Brooklyn for 2 years, Celtics for camp and then their G League team. Been with Mavericks for 16 games (covid call-up) and then with the Pacers on a two-way for the rest of this year.

He nearly made the Celtics out of preseason camp, and has averaged 18.8 PPG in 46 G League games with .38% 3-point shooting and 84% FT.

Like Martin, this guy is 6-6 and can score. He isn't the kind of player that dominated college, but we have to get over that.

The NBA, at the end of the bench, is about filling a niche.

1. Defend multiple positions
2. Shoot
3. Size -- as in very big

Martin is 2 of three and has prototype size. Now, there are a lot of guys like that, but he's 6-foot-6 and looks to have NBA size and athleticism.

Once you get out of the first round, college performance doesn't matter. It's what you may be able to do. Now, he's a long way to go before he's Theo Pinson, but NBA has become a developmental league too. Who knows when you are going to hit the next Duncan Robinson.

Will Martin play in NBA? Don't know. He's a G League guy for me and will have to fight in camp to get a two-way, or really go gang busters in Summer League. Could someone take a shot in the second round on him? Maybe, but once you get past 35 in the NBA draft it tends to be about draft and stay overseas for a year.

Martin can't create his own offense, but on what planet is he ever going to be an offensive focus? He's the guy who gets an open shot when Durant gets double teamed.
 
Storrs South said:
His YOY improvement is a real testament to the the work he put in this summer and development by staff. Would have loved if he came back for 1 more but hard to improve draft stock much more at his age.

Could totally see someone getting him in 2nd round. Daniel Hamilton was a 6'7' forward that shot 33% from 3 and grabbed 9 rebounds a game and was drafted by the Nuggets.

6"6' guard shooting 43% from 3 and grabbing 7 rebounds a game is going to get people's attention. Well deserved and happy he will now have an opportunity to make some serious coin playing ball.
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He did but I dont think he ever played an NBA game. But a different situation between Hamilton leaving after his sophmore year and Tyrese.
 
huskyfan224 said:
He should get a shot somewhere, definitely G League. I follow the Pacers and I’d take Tyrese right now over some of the scrubs they’ve had on the roster this year
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I think he has a sneaky good shot at this.

The odds are not great, but it’s the NBA and the NBA is insane…but I think scouts will like him more than perhaps we think. I can definitely see him in the G league.
 
Remember a rough start fitting in and many here saying he’s “A10 talent”. Once he figured it out he became quite a player for the Huskies playing both ends at 110%. Became a very good 3 baller this year especially hit some huge shots.

Not sure we realize how much we will miss him next year!
 
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Good luck! Solid player, helped UConn win a number of games for sure! His contribution will be missed a great deal.
Watchdog said:
My one piece of advice for TM and all kids today is delay the gratification, put away at least half your salary every year, and build the base you need to do whatever you choose when your playing days are over..................maybe even coaching.
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Considering the median listing price for a home in the US is closing in on 400K ($392,000) this is solid advice.

So hopefully he does make at least...
husky429 said:
500k+ a year.
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kansashusky said:
Best of luck! Should have a great career overseas!

Always a husky.
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Tyrese will match up wonderfully overseas. He has had problems vs. quicker same-sized players which the NBA has in abundance.
His toughness and threebility will wow ‘em.
Good luck to a Husky that carried our spirit into battle every night!
 
I don't know if he is good enough to make the NBA. A question I have always wondered is that if you are guy that's good but not good enough to make the NBA, do you go the G-League route or Europe? I feel like playing in Europe would be more interesting. It would be much cooler to live in Barcelona, Madrid, Lyon, or somewhere in Greece or Italy than Des Moines or Delaware.
 
mauconnfan said:
Remember a rough start fitting in and many here saying he’s “A10 talent”. Once he figured it out he became quite a player for the Huskies playing both ends at 110%. Became a very good 3 baller this year especially hit some huge shots.

Not sure we realize how much we will miss him next year!
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A lot I expect. I think his toughness and leadership as a stabilizing force for the younger or less confident players was impactful. Ditto Cole.
 
shizzle787 said:
I don't know if he is good enough to make the NBA. A question I have always wondered is that if you are guy that's good but not good enough to make the NBA, do you go the G-League route or Europe? I feel like playing in Europe would be more interesting. It would be much cooler to live in Barcelona, Madrid, Lyon, or somewhere in Greece or Italy than Des Moines or Delaware.
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The problem is that most of the guys are not living in cool cities like Barcelona or Madrid. There are TONS of articles from former college players saying just how horrible it is playing in Europe at all but the highest levels. Even at the best teams, extended time away from home, language barriers, and being taken advantage of financially are rampant.
 
Tyrese was one of my all-time favorite players as well...loved the aggressiveness, physicality, toughness and swagger he played with over his career. He outrebounded guys much bigger than him due to his passion and desire and will to rebound at all costs. Played hurt as well and turned into a great 3 point shooter as well. If I were a GM, I would want to have him on my team and thinks he deserves an opportunity to play in the NBA. If not, he will have a very successful career overseas.

Wish you the best Tyrese!
 
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shizzle787 said:
I don't know if he is good enough to make the NBA. A question I have always wondered is that if you are guy that's good but not good enough to make the NBA, do you go the G-League route or Europe? I feel like playing in Europe would be more interesting. It would be much cooler to live in Barcelona, Madrid, Lyon, or somewhere in Greece or Italy than Des Moines or Delaware.
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I think you try the G League.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Guess I’ll share again a person “in the know” told me out of all the UConn players, he also liked Martin the best for this year. He has fans in NBA circles it seems, how far it takes him will be interesting to follow.
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The weakest parts of his game should be somewhat easy to improve, ball handling and finishing. His shot is decent, and I’d say he needs to continue to work on that, especially off the dribble
 
husky429 said:
The problem is that most of the guys are not living in cool cities like Barcelona or Madrid. There are TONS of articles from former college players saying just how horrible it is playing in Europe at all but the highest levels. Even at the best teams, extended time away from home, language barriers, and being taken advantage of financially are rampant.
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Plus not every kid fresh out of college want to or is ready to move overseas. I'm sure it scares the hell out of some.
 
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i can see him making a nba team. he's the prototypical 2 guard who defends
 
Loved this kid. He gave it his all. Played way above his ability and then really improved his ability. He's active back home in the community and was quoted as saying "I get offended when someone gets a rebound over me."
 
huskyfan224 said:
He should get a shot somewhere, definitely G League. I follow the Pacers and I’d take Tyrese right now over some of the scrubs they’ve had on the roster this year
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Fellow Pacers guy here. I’d take him over Justin Anderson for sure
 
UofCT said:
Fellow Pacers guy here. I’d take him over Justin Anderson for sure
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Agreed, they had the dude from Butler, Kelan Martin, earlier too. He will definitely have a chance to prove himself
 
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