Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) – Oklahoma City Thunder key reserve Kevin Martin is reportedly leaving the team after just one season with the club.<\/p>\n
According to multiple sources, Martin will sign a four-year deal worth as much as $30 million with the Minnesota Timberwolves when the free agency moratorium is lifted on July 10.<\/p>\n
The move comes just hours after Minnesota brought back free agent forward Chase Budinger on the strength of a three-year, $16 million contract.<\/p>\n
Martin will be reunited with head coach Rick Adelman, whom he played for during his time with the Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets, and will fill a much needed void in Minnesota’s offense.<\/p>\n
The Wolves had the worst 3-point shooting percentage in the league last year, and Martin is coming off a season in which he shot a career-best 42.6 percent from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n
Martin spent the 2012-13 campaign coming off the bench for the Thunder after being acquired in a mega-deal that sent James Harden to the Rockets. He had been looking to get back into a starter’s role and he’ll get that in Minnesota, which played undersized guards J.J. Barea and Luke Ridnour in the shooting guard position most of last season.<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-7 eight-year veteran contributed 14.0 points per game last season, but has averaged 17.8 points over the course of his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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