Martell Webster biography
Date of birth : 1986-12-04
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Edmonds, Washington
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-06-25
Credited as : Basketball player NBA, plays at Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA,
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Career
Webster was selected by the Blazers with the sixth pick in the 2005 NBA Draft after the Blazers' traded down their third pick to the Utah Jazz just hours before the draft. He was assigned to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League by the Blazers in January 2006, and in doing so became highest drafted player (6th overall) to be assigned to the D-League until Hasheem Thabeet. He later returned to the Portland Trail Blazers in February 2006. He scored a season-high 26 points in a January 5, 2008 win over the Utah Jazz, with 24 of them scored in the third quarter. He is one of the last ever high school lottery picks to be chosen in an NBA Draft due to new draft eligibility rules introduced in 2006. In October 2008, Webster signed a four-year, $20 million contract extension.
On February 20, 2009, it was announced by Trail Blazers athletic trainer Jay Jensen that Webster would likely miss the rest of the 2008–09 NBA season with a left foot injury, having only played 5 minutes during the season.
On January 23, 2010 he scored a career-high 28 points in a win against the Detroit Pistons, also tying a career-high six three-pointers. Webster was traded on June 24th, 2010 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Ryan Gomes and the rights to draft pick Luke Babbitt.
Awards
* Selected for the 2005 McDonald's All-American High School Basketball Game West Team.
* Selected for the 2005 Jordan Classic Home Team.
* Named to USA Today's 2004–05 Pre-Season Super 25 and was ranked among USA Today's eight Top Juniors.
* Named in 2004 as one of eight Top Juniors by USA Today.
* Ranked No. 1 among Hoop Scoop's top 150 juniors in the nation.
