Darrick

Martin

That should happen tonight or tomorrow. Whether Martin stick with the Clippers after that depends on his play and the status of Marko Jaric and Shaun Livingston.

The 35-year-old veteran point guard was an invaluable member of the Raptors last year for his locker room presence. He worked out with Raptor assistants Jim Todd and Alex English after the summer league team practiced and could be signed as a free agent this summer.

Martin will help out at point guard with Marko Jaric out.

He will back up Rick Brunson, but as long as Brunson keeps playing well, won’t have any fantasy value.

He actually saw more minutes than Rick Brunson tonight, but looked more like a shooting guard than a point guard. He should continue to back up Brunson at point guard until Shaun Livingston and Marko Jaric return.

Martin averaged 3.8 points in 11 games for the Clippers/

He’ll help back up Mike James and Jose Calderon, but shouldn’t have any fantasy value.

Martin is an ideal third-string point guard because of his team spirit, veteran leadership and ability to come in and deliver when needed. For the last three weeks, Martin has been participating in training camp with CSKA Moscow, so he’ll be in good shape when he arrives at the Raptors camp. Toronto is considering bringing Martin back on a non-guaranteed deal.

In 31 games last year, Martin averaged 3.0 points and 1.4 assists, and he won’t have fantasy value this season.

Darrick Martin has been promoted to second string in the meantime, yet is 36 years old and playing on a non-guaranteed contract. If he’s with the team after Jan. 10 his contract will become guaranteed, so the Raptors might choose to bring in a younger backup. The bottom line here is that Martin still has no value, while Ford’s season and career are still in jeopardy until we get some good news on his status.