3 free agent flops the Toronto Raptors were right to pass on
By Mike Luciano
2. Cody Martin/Caleb Martin, Charlotte Hornets/Miami Heat
These two have been lumped together for their entire life, and things are not going to change for the purposes of this exercise. Both of these players signed multi-year contracts (four years in Cody’s case) with the two Southeast Division rivals, and neither of them lived up to the billing for a variety of reasons.
Cody (older by one minute) has been hampered by injuries, which is not what Steve Clifford and Charlotte wanted to see after signing such a lucrative contract. Caleb, who was suspended for one game after fighting rookie Christian Koloko, has averaged 8.7 points per game on 41% shooting. Both of those numbers are worse than last year.
The Toronto Raptors passed on both Martin twins.
The Raptors would have actually had a fantastic time throwing these two brothers on the floor, given their skill sets, but Toronto would not commit to a multi-year deal for either of them. The lack of offensive upside may have been the biggest issue with Toronto burning up one of their bench spots on them.
Both twins are capable of being solid bench glue guys for contending teams, with Caleb having already proven he can do that on a squad that narrowly made the NBA Finals. Investing in them like they are ironclad two-way commodities, however, may not have been the wisest move.