5 NBA veterans who have overstayed their welcome in the league

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin – Will this be his final season?

K-Mart was the first overall pick in the 2000 Draft by the New Jersey Nets, on the heels of becoming the all-time leader in blocks and field-goal percentage of the Cincinnati Bearcats. His best seasons as a Net came after Jason Kidd joined the ball-club in 2002. The duo joined hands with Richard Jefferson and Keith van Horn to lead the Nets to two consecutive Finals appearances, in ‘02 and ‘03 albeit losing in both. This ensured that he landed a berth as an All-Star in the 2004 All-Star game where he amassed 17 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and had 3 assists in his first and only All-Star appearance.

He then played with Carmelo Anthony at Denver, leading them to the playoffs in all his 7 seasons with the club.

Martin even had a brief stint in Chinese basketball with the Xinjiang Tigers in 2011 but returned to the NBA with the Clippers. He is currently with the New York Knicks and is played with caution by the Knicks medical staff, because of his creaky knees. His minutes have been cut down, especially on the second game of back-to-backs. The Knicks even attempted to platoon him and Amar’e Stoudemire, but were forced to abandon the plan due to Tyson Chandler’s injury.