Cartier Martin

[ummidkme]

The Hawks waived Cartier Martin in advance of today’s 4pm CT deadline, tweets Marc Stein of ESPN.com.  Had Atlanta not beat the deadline, Martin’s minimum salary contract would have been guaranteed for the rest of the season.

The 29-year-old spent parts of four seasons with the Wizards prior to hooking on with the Hawks, appearing in 118 total games for Washington.  Martin averaged 6.6 points per contest and 2.0 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game for the Hawks this season.  He’ll be job hunting but it seems likely that he’ll find something soon, perhaps on a ten-day deal to start.

Via Hoops Rumors

Who likes this guy if we end up trading Wallace in another deal?

[jojowhite10]

I think that's a big 'if'.

I would prefer seeing what we have in a player like Brooks before we signed another player.

Keeping from adding contracts to serve the 14th-15th spot on the roster allows for more flexibility in moves that might acquire assets for a longer period of time.

Just my two cents.

[ummidkme]

I think that's a big 'if'.

I would prefer seeing what we have in a player like Brooks before we signed another player.

Keeping from adding contracts to serve the 14th-15th spot on the roster allows for more flexibility in moves that might acquire assets for a longer period of time.

Just my two cents.

I agree. The key word was 'if' to me as well. I see him being an ok backup 'if' we trade Wallace. I would see acquiring him being contingent on us making a Wallace trade beforehand. I want to keep our roster spots open as of right now. Thanks for the two cents.