Jaylen Martin (born January 28, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.

High school career

Martin played high school basketball at Florida State University High School in Tallahassee, Florida under head coach Charlie Ward, a former NBA player.

Recruiting

Coming out of high school, Martin was a highly ranked recruit in the Class of 2022. He was ranked as a 4-star recruit by both ESPN and

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recruiting services. Despite receiving collegiate offers from Florida, Georgia, Georgetown, Wake Forest, Cincinnati,

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and Ole Miss, he committed to play professionally in the

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league.

Professional career

YNG Dreamerz (2022–2023)

Martin began his professional career playing for the YNG Dreamerz of the

league. He finished second in Overtime Elite’s Most Improved Player voting and led the Dreamerz to the league Championship series, losing to the City Reapers.

Westchester Knicks (2023–2024)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Martin signed a two-way contract with the

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on July 3, 2023, but was waived on October 18. On November 9, he was named to the opening night roster for the Westchester Knicks and on November 27, he signed another two-way contract with New York. However, he was waived on December 23 without playing for New York and returned to Westchester three days later.

Brooklyn / Long Island Nets (2024–present)

On February 21, 2024, Martin signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

References

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