With only a few days until the trade deadline on February 8th, the Miami Heat will investigate the possibilities of
selling Caleb Martin.
behalf. The critical thing to remember in this situation—and this is where I got a little bit beat up on a report a few
weeks ago with the [New Orleans] Pelicans—is to make the distinction between researching the market and
shopping. The difference is that when you’re aggressively shopping a person, you’re saying things like, “I hope this
player isn’t on my team come playoff time.” There are several reasons why it might be the case, whether it’s contract
or positional. However, you seem to be saying, “I would prefer otherwise. “Let’s take a look and see what the options
are here because the money is going to be significant,” is the mindset behind market exploration. Other clubs that
have spoken with Miami tend to feel, in my opinion, that cutting salaries is a bigger priority than they initially
believed. It’s possible that this organization is trying to make some serious budget cuts.
that he shot 60.2 percent from the field, he scored 19.3 points per game with remarkable efficiency in his seven
games with the Heat throughout that series.
In the series’ pivotal Game 7, he may have saved his finest play for last, scoring 26 points in 45 minutes of action.
In the present era, Martin has made appearances in 33 of the Heat’s 50 games played thus far in the 2023–24
regular season. He is averaging 10.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game on 44.6 percent shooting from the
field and 36.6 percent from deep in his third season in Miami. In his 31 minutes of action off the Miami bench during
the team’s defeat at the Los Angeles Clippers on February 4, the 28-year-old contributed. Martin made 5-of-9 shots
from the field and 0-of-2 from three-point range to finish with 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, and one steal.
Miami had not lost in the previous three games prior to their defeat by the Clippers. The Heat defeated the
Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards before losing to the Clippers.
On Tuesday night, the Heat host the Orlando Magic with the goal of winning their third straight game at home.
The Magic are on a three-game winning streak and came close to defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are
currently tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the top record in the Western Conference. It appears that the
Magic have been playing well lately.
Martin is an important role player for the Heat who affects both sides of the ball, even though he hasn’t
demonstrated that he can maintain his performance from the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. Therefore, whether
the Heat should sell him before the trade deadline is up for debate.
