This is just the beginning of his growth. I’ve been pumping him here for
years as a athletic shooter who would find his handle and be a integral
part of our championship run. He’s also very young and a great kid.

and that’s backwards, the time to trade him (if there ever is a good time) is while he’s performing well. If you “think like a GM” and not a fan, anyway

(based on his “I’m representing the team in this post-game interview” comments after his career game the other night, it’s hard to root against this kid retiring in red/black. I think he’s 100% genuine and those kinds of people are rare, especially 20 year-olds earning millions)

OTOH, as Jaynes wrote earlier, Martell’s has had his minutes “jerked around” by Nate in the past (insert “roll eyes” here) and is only now showing what he can do when he’s given regular PT and starter’s minutes, without any risk of being “banished” to the bench if he misses a couple of shots in a row. The real test (for Nate, and Marty) will come as Batum is integrated back into the rotation. Earlier today, Kenny Vance said “there’s no way in ____” that Nate should take Webster out of the starting lineup…but when Roy returns, the team won’t need Martell’s scoring as much as Nic’s defense and “glue guy” abilities. Roy can take a break on defense when #88 is in the game, and Brandon praised Nic last year for his contributions as a rookie. Nate will also look at the impact of adding Webster’s scoring to the 2nd unit as a plus, so (at this point) I fully expect Batum to be back in the starting lineup, by the trading deadline

So the question I return to is this…how will the reduced PT at SF affect Webster’s shooting percentage and overall consistency? Has he “turned the corner” and found his confidence to the point that it won’t matter how many minutes he plays to maintain his perfeormance, or will he struggle to get untracked if he’s “jerked around” again?

Like I wrote yesterday…we’ll be watching. So will the scouts/GMs of opposing teams

I just think he would be very easily traded for a good bigman batum will be much better and we all know that …. The kid is hitting his ceiling now , that’s great, but do you want him or Rudy…. I’ll take Rudy easily !!