Uber-athletic forward KJ Martin still has two seasons left on his initial NBA contract with the Houston Rockets. But his father — former All-Star forward Kenyon Martin — is already thinking beyond that.
In the younger Martin’s first two NBA seasons, the Rockets have gone into a rebuilding movement while finishing with the league’s worst record in both years. The 21-year-old forward has been one of the clear bright spots, though, averaging 9.0 points (52.4% FG, 36.0% on 3-pointers) and 3.8 rebounds in 22.0 minutes per game over those two seasons.
“Houston is great, for what it’s been,” the elder Martin said of his son in a new interview with SiriusXM NBA Radio. “Getting acclimated, getting his feet in the door, learning the NBA game, and earning his minutes. Nothing has been given to him, he’s earned every minute that he’s had.”
