Martell Webster

Martell Webster

No. 5   Minnesota Timberwolves
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04)
Place of birth	Edmonds, Washington
Nationality	American
High school	Seattle Preparatory School (Seattle, Washington)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career	2005–present
Career history
2006–2010	Portland Trail Blazers
2006	→Fort Worth Flyers (D-League)
2010–present	Minnesota Timberwolves
Stats at NBA.com

Martell Webster (born December 4, 1986) is an American professional basketball player currently a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. The 6' 7" (2.01 m), 230 lbs (104 kg) shooting guard–small forward was nicknamed "The Definition" as a play on his surname (referring to Webster's Dictionary). Webster is the cousin of Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks.

High school

• At Seattle Preparatory School, he averaged 27.1 ppg., 10.0 rpg. and 2.0 apg. as a senior. Webster finished the summer strong, after returning from a foot injury that wiped out a good portion of his junior season.
• Missed most of junior season (2003–04) with an injury. Partially chipped a bone in his foot and stretched some tendons during an open gym session in the pre-season.
• Led his team to a division championship at the Big Time and put up 18.6 points a game as a sophomore for Seattle Prep.
• Competed for Seattle Prep as a freshman averaging 15.2 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game and as a sophomore averaging 19.2 points per game, 10.9 rebounds per game and 2.0 blocked shots per game.
• Competed in the summer for Friends of Hoop Seattle.
• Signed to play for the University of Washington Huskies, but did not actually play there, opting to declare for the NBA draft instead.

Awards

• Selected for the 2005 McDonald's All-American High School Basketball Game West Team.
• Selected for the 2005 Jordan Classic Home Team.
• Named to USA Today's 2004–05 Pre-Season Super 25 and was ranked among USA Today's eight Top Juniors.
• Named in 2004 as one of eight Top Juniors by USA Today.
• Ranked No. 1 among Hoop Scoop's top 150 juniors in the nation.

Professional career

Webster was selected by the Blazers with the sixth pick in the 2005 NBA Draft after the Blazers' traded down their third pick to the Utah Jazz just hours before the draft. He was assigned to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League by the Blazers in January 2006, and in doing so became highest drafted player (6th overall) to be assigned to the D-League until Hasheem Thabeet. He later returned to the Portland Trail Blazers in February 2006. He scored a season-high 26 points in a January 5, 2008 win over the Utah Jazz, with 24 of them scored in the third quarter. He is one of the last ever high school lottery picks to be chosen in an NBA Draft due to new draft eligibility rules introduced in 2006. In October 2008, Webster signed a four-year, $20 million contract extension.

On February 20, 2009, it was announced by Trail Blazers athletic trainer Jay Jensen that Webster would likely miss the rest of the 2008–09 NBA season with a left foot injury, having only played 5 minutes during the season.

On January 23, 2010 he scored a career-high 28 points in a win against the Detroit Pistons, also tying a career-high six three-pointers. Webster was traded on June 24, 2010 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Ryan Gomes and the rights to draft pick Luke Babbitt.

On February 20, 2012, in a game against the Denver Nuggets, the Timberwolves were down by 3 with 5 seconds left in overtime when Webster stole the ball from Denver. However, instead of going for a three-pointer to try to tie the game, Webster dunked the ball, eventually losing the game for the Timberwolves.

Personal life

Webster's mother, Cora McGuirk, disappeared when he was four years old. Her body has never been found, and serial killer Gary Ridgway, known as "The Green River Killer" and who is known to have murdered at least 49 women, is suspected of having killed her.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Portland	61	18	17.5	.399	.357	.859	2.1	.6	.3	.2	6.6
2006–07	Portland	82	27	21.5	.396	.364	.705	2.9	.6	.4	.2	7.0
2007–08	Portland	75	70	28.4	.422	.388	.735	3.9	1.2	.6	.4	10.7
2008–09	Portland	1	0	5.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2009–10	Portland	82	49	24.5	.405	.373	.813	3.3	.8	.6	.5	9.4
2010–11	Minnesota	46	1	23.8	.447	.417	.770	3.2	1.2	.6	.2	9.8
Career		347	165	23.2	.413	.377	.768	3.1	.8	.5	.3	8.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Portland	6	0	25.3	.423	.294	.556	4.3	.7	.8	.5	9.8
Career		6	0	25.3	.423	.294	.556	4.3	.7	.8	.5	9.8

External links

• Martell Webster at NBA.com
• Martell Webster at Basketball-Reference.com