When we drafted Martell, he was compared to Glen Rice -- one of the most underrated players in NBA history (in my opinion), one of the greatest shooters of all time, and one of the best athletes in NBA history.
Glen Rice attended all 4 years of college. Martell attended none. So in his rookie season, Rice was 22 years old. Unfortunately, Martell only played a handful of minutes in his 22nd year, but averages of his 21st and 23rd years (this year and 07-08) have Martell at almost 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1/2 a steal and 1/2 a block per game (all of which I think will continue to rise throughout this year), and only 1 turnover on around 41% shooting and about 38% from behind the arc in 28 1/2 minutes per game.
By comparison, Rice put up 13.6 pts, 4.6 rebs, 1.8 assists, .9 steals, and 1.5 turnovers in 30 minutes shooting 44% and only 24.6% from behind the arc.
In Rice's 2nd year in the league -- comparable to this year in Tell's career, Rice posted 17.4 pts, 4.9 rebs, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals, and a little over 2 turnovers in 34.4 minutes as a main player for Miami.
Martell seems able to match this production as a role player for this team. If Tell continues to develop his game he could turn into a Glen Rice-esque stud next to Broy, LA, and Oden.
Glen Rice attended all 4 years of college. Martell attended none. So in his rookie season, Rice was 22 years old. Unfortunately, Martell only played a handful of minutes in his 22nd year, but averages of his 21st and 23rd years (this year and 07-08) have Martell at almost 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1/2 a steal and 1/2 a block per game (all of which I think will continue to rise throughout this year), and only 1 turnover on around 41% shooting and about 38% from behind the arc in 28 1/2 minutes per game.
By comparison, Rice put up 13.6 pts, 4.6 rebs, 1.8 assists, .9 steals, and 1.5 turnovers in 30 minutes shooting 44% and only 24.6% from behind the arc.
In Rice's 2nd year in the league -- comparable to this year in Tell's career, Rice posted 17.4 pts, 4.9 rebs, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals, and a little over 2 turnovers in 34.4 minutes as a main player for Miami.
Martell seems able to match this production as a role player for this team. If Tell continues to develop his game he could turn into a Glen Rice-esque stud next to Broy, LA, and Oden.
