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Former Curtis star shines
Former Curtis HS star Hassan Martin completed a six-game tenure with the Boston Celtics in the NBA's Las Vegas Summer League Sunday.
Martin, who saw action in all six contests, turned in solid performances during his stint, which took place between July 6-15.
The one-time Jaques Award winner helped the Celtics to a 4-2 record.
In fact, Martin only saw five minutes of action during his Celtics debut on July 6, but his high-energy contributions most certainly played a role in his increase in PT during his second game a night later.
SILive.com takes an inside look at Martin's statistics during his time in green and white.
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Playing time
Martin, who wore No. 63 with the Celtics, averaged 18.7 minutes per game in six contests.
He played a Summer League-high 31 minutes minutes during Boston's 95-80 defeat to the Portland Trailblazers on Sunday night.
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Double digits in scoring
Martin was one of six Boston players to average double-digits in scoring during the Celtics' six games.
In fact, the southpaw finished tied for fifth on the team with a 10.0 points per game average after scoring 60 points.
The 6-foot-7 Martin scored a Summer League-high 16 points in Boston's last game against Portland Sunday night.
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High field-goal percentage
Martin finished second on the Celtics in field-goal percentage during Summer League action.
The University of Rhode Island product connected on 55.6 percent of his shots from the field.
In fact, he drained 20 of his 36 field-goal attempts, which all came inside the three-point arc.
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Superb free-throw shooting
If nothing else, Martin proved he's no slouch from the free-throw line.
The former Advance All Star, who led Curtis to an appearance in the PSAL AA semifinals as a senior during the 2012-13 season, buried 20 of 22 attempts from the charity stripe.
Martin's 90.9 percentage from the free-throw line was third best on the Celtics.
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Grabbed his share of boards
Martin did his share of rebounding during his six-game stint with the Boston Celtics' Summer-League team.
In fact, Martin tied for first in caroms after averaging 6.0 per game.
The St. George native grabbed 36 rebounds overall.
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Dynamo on the offensive glass
Martin was especially impressive on the offensive glass as he led the Celtics with an average of 2.5 per game.
He had a total of 15 offensive boards overall.
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A shot-blocker too
Martin stands 6-foot-7 and, suffice it to say, the Celtics didn't sign the former Curtis star to block shots.
But that didn't stop him from contributing a handful during Summer League action.
In fact, he averaged 0.8 blocks per game ... tied for second on the Celtics ... after registering five in six contests.
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As usual, Martin wins
No matter which level Martin played, he's always experienced winning.
From Curtis to URI and even his first season in the Japan B League with the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
And although it was only a six-game sample, he helped Boston win four games during Summer League action as well.
Martin helped the Celtics to wins over the 76ers (95-89), Hornets (100-80), Knicks (82-75) and Heat (74-72).
Boston suffered losses to the Nuggets (82-69) and Blazers (95-80) during Martin' stint.
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Commentary: What now?
Did Martin warrant another look from the Celtics after his solid contributions during NBA Summer League action the last nine days?
It certainly appears so.
Although he stands 'only' 6-7, Martin is considered more of an interior type that gets the majority of his points around the basket or free-throw line. He's also a proven rebounder.
Players of Martin's size, of course, more often than not play shooting guard or small forward in the NBA with typical traits of handling the ball and shooting from the perimeter.
However, Martin has a motor that doesn't stop; he plays defense and runs the floor with a fervor that every hoopster should possess.
Again, there's no question his increase in minutes from Boston's first game against the Sixers to its second contest against the Nuggets was because of Martin's passionate play.
And doesn't every team need that type of player?
Here's to hoping the Celtics think so.
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