Caleb Martin out with right thumb injury, targeted to return Oct. 23
Caleb Martin is listed out with a right thumb injury, with an estimated return of October 23. The 31-year-old forward played three preseason games for Dallas this month after missing the October 9 game against Houston with an illness. He is entering his seventh NBA season and is back on the Mavericks roster after averaging 3.9 points in 58 games last season.
By the Mavericks Nightly Desk · updated 19 h ago01The story of the nightWhere the thumb injury standsMartin went on the injury report October 20 with a right thumb issue and is out, with an estimated return of October 23.
Martin went on the injury report October 20 with a right thumb issue and is out, with an estimated return of October 23. It is his second stint on the report this month. He was listed day-to-day with an illness on October 9 and did not play against Houston that night, then was cleared on October 11. Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com had reported Martin would play in that Sunday preseason game against the Rockets, and he did, logging 14.5 minutes. The thumb is a separate problem that surfaced after the preseason finale.
02What his preseason and last season showedMartin played three October games off the bench, between 14.5 and 17.2 minutes each.
Martin played three October games off the bench, between 14.5 and 17.2 minutes each. He scored 3, 2 and 4 points, grabbed 4, 4 and 1 rebounds, and handed out 3, 2 and 2 assists. Dallas went 1-2 in those games. Last season he appeared in 58 games for the Mavericks at 14.8 minutes a night, averaging 3.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists. He shot 45.0 percent from the field and 35.1 percent from three, with a 12.2 usage rate and a minus-3.4 plus-minus. Those are reserve numbers, and his preseason minutes line up with that role.
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