Tyrese Martin Heads Into 2026-27 Fighting for Minutes on the Sixers Wing
Tyrese Martin is back with Philadelphia for the 2026-27 season after a limited role last year. The 6-6 forward played 46 games in 2025-26 but saw his minutes shrink to spot duty by the stretch run, and he sits clear of the injury report heading into camp.
By the Hoops Nightly Desk · updated 45 d ago01The story of the nightThe role he's fighting forMartin wears No.
Martin wears No. 23 for Philadelphia, a 6-6, 215-pound forward out of Connecticut entering his third NBA season at age 27. Last season he appeared in 46 games for the 76ers, averaging 16.9 minutes a night. The production was modest across the board: 6.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocks per game, with 0.9 turnovers. Those numbers describe a bench wing who fills a role rather than a featured scorer. He shot 39.4 percent from the field, 32.1 percent from three and 67.9 percent from the line, with a true shooting mark of 50.1 percent and a usage rate of 17.8. For a reserve forward, that's a low-usage, connector-type profile rather than a shot-creator.
02How last season trended down the stretchMartin's game log from the back half of last season shows a player whose role kept shrinking.
Martin's game log from the back half of last season shows a player whose role kept shrinking. In a February 1 loss to Detroit he played 8.4 minutes with no points. He bounced between spot appearances the rest of the way: 3.9 minutes in a win over Minnesota, 19.5 minutes in a loss to San Antonio where he scored 2 points with 4 assists, and 18.9 minutes in a win over Utah where he scored a season-log-high 8 points. By March and April, the minutes thinned out again — 8.7 against Detroit, 4.9 against Portland, 3.8 against Oklahoma City, and just 1.5 minutes in a win over Milwaukee on April 12. That's a bench player whose leash got shorter as the season wound down.
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