The tenth acquisition of Oded Katash.
Maccabi Tel Aviv today (Monday) signed Jarl Martin (2.08 meters, 28 years old) for two years.
The American power forward recently won the Australian League Championship with a great performance in the playoffs and will now join the Yellows' front line.
"Jarl is a very versatile player. He is a good attacking player and a very good rebounder on both sides of the pitch," explained coach Oded Katash.
"He has played in the NBA and Australia so he will have to adapt to the Euroleague, but I trust him to do it in the best way possible. He is a team player who was a significant part of a team that won a championship in Australia."
Jarl Martin in a Memphis uniform.
Excellent timing,
Jarl Martin is a long forward with excellent timing, athletic ability and good long-range shooting.
Last season he hit 37.5% of the three in the regular season, an accuracy that only increased during the playoffs, along with 16 points and 7.9 rebounds per game on average.
In the final series he has already provided over 16 points and 11.3 rebounds per evening.
Martin was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
He displayed excellent ability in high school basketball and was accepted to the LSU College League.
In his second season, he averaged 16.9 points and 9.2 rebounds and put himself up for selection in the NBA Draft.
He was selected by Memphis in 25th place and began his professional career in the Grizzlies uniform.
Jarl Martin in a Memphis uniform against Miami.
Tenth Procurement,
Jarl Martin went back and forth between Memphis and the Development League team and in the summer of 2018 was transferred to Orlando.
A year later he was signed in Cleveland and released shortly thereafter, which led him to seek a career extension overseas.
The forward joined Shenzhen from the Chinese league, managed to play 14 games and then the corona plague hit the world.
He spent the rest of the 2019/20 season in the ranks of Rio Grande in the Development League.
The professional leap came in December 2020. Martin signed for the season with an option for another season at the Sydney Kings.
In his first season in the Australian League he was passionate with 17.9 points, 40% from three and 6.9 rebounds per game on average.
His team jumped on the bargain and the contract was extended for another season.
Martin scored 16 points, dropped 7.9 rebounds and the Kings set a rare streak of 13 wins, won the sweep in the semifinals and finals and won their first championship since 2005. The forward showed great ability in the playoffs and the championship game Lahat with 22 points (4 of 6 from three) , 17 rebounds and 36 effective index points.
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