Former Florida Gators guard Alijah Martin participated in the NBA Rising Stars tournament for Team Austin Friday, leading the team with 10 minutes played.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The tournament consisted of four teams coached by Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, and Austin Rivers. Rivers\u2019 Team Austin included names like Yang Hansen, Ron Harper Jr. , Tristen Newton and Alijah Martin. The tournament format pitted Team Austin against Team Melo and Team Vince against Team T-Mac, with the winners meeting in the championship game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite Team Austin\u2019s 40-34 loss to Team Melo, Martin made the most of his time in the tournament, hitting two 3-pointers, gathering four rebounds and tacking on three assists. The 2025 39th overall pick also led the team in box plus-minus, a stat indicating a player\u2019s overall impact on the team\u2019s performance. His rating of three made him the only member of Team Austin to post a positive mark.<\/p>\n
Martin was also selected to represent Toronto alongside fellow two-way guard AJ Lawson in the 2026 G League Next Up game Sunday, hitting one 3-pointer and snagging two rebounds in the contest.<\/p>\n
Martin is averaging 18.6 points per game on 49% shooting for Raptors 905, the Raptors\u2019 G League team, making him the second leading scorer on a per-game basis. In the NBA, the 24-year old guard has yet to receive any significant opportunities, averaging just 2.6 points on 7.5 minutes across 13 games. Martin\u2019s best NBA opportunities thus far came in back-to-back games on Jan. 9 and 11,, amassing 7 points and 3 assists in 15 minutes against Boston, and 11 points and 8 rebounds in 30 minutes against Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
His most recent appearances include Feb. 8 vs. Indiana and Feb. 11 vs. Detroit, scoring two points in four minutes in each game. The Raptors will be back in action Thursday against the Bulls at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n
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