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Why is Martin seen as useless?  Nico paid Grimes and a 2nd for him, with nothing occurring since to change his value.  Nico can't be *that* bad, right?

Well, his injury lingered much longer after the trade deadline than anyone expected. He played absolutely terribly when he was on the court. He's a limited role player turning 30 who just had one of his worst seasons and is due $29M over the next 3 years with an even larger cap hit due to the trade kicker.

I think he could become valuable again, but he's going to have to prove it on the court. Nico would have gotten picks back in the Grimes deal if he understood how trade value worked.