![]() Martin with the Houston Rockets in 2023 | |
No. 99 – Utah Jazz | |
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Position | Small forward / power forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | January 6, 2001
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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NBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick |
Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2023 | Houston Rockets |
2021 | →Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2023 | Los Angeles Clippers |
2023–2025 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2025–present | Utah Jazz |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Kenyon Lee "KJ" Martin Jr. (born January 6, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The son of former NBA player Kenyon Martin, he grew up in southern California and played basketball while attending Chaminade College Prep and Sierra Canyon before going to IMG Academy for his postgraduate year. He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2020 NBA draft. In November 2020, the Kings traded Martin to the Houston Rockets, where he played for three seasons. During the 2023 off-season, he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. In November 2023, after just 2 games with the Clippers, he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers; in February 2025 he was traded to the Detroit Pistons, who then immediately sent him to Utah.