Knicks Sign K-Mart For Rest of Season

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Knicks Sign Kenyon Martin For Remainder of Season


[font=lucida sans unicode']LOS ANGELES – Kenyon Martin’s plan when he joined the Knicks three weeks ago was simple. After his first day of practice with the team, Martin explained what he wanted when he humbly became the first No. 1 overall N.B.A. pick in league history to sign a 10-day contract.[/font]

[font=lucida sans unicode']“Another 10 days,” he said before adding, “and then the rest of the season.”[/font]​

[font=lucida sans unicode']Martin accomplished his objective Friday as the Knicks signed him for the remainder of the season after his second 10-day contract expired. During his 20 days, Martin averaged 5.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in six games played.[/font]

[font=lucida sans unicode']Coach Mike Woodson is likely to rely on Martin more during the last month of the season. He has become even more important since the Knicks’ frontcourt is full of star players battling knee injuries.[/font]

Martin has been one of Woodson’s better defenders, and it shows when he is on the court. It also shows when Martin is not on the floor as the Golden State Warriors, the Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trail Blazers all increased their leads to double digits when Martin was on the bench – his lone issue is that he is usually in foul trouble.