Caleb Martin Shakes Off Thumb Injury, Cleared for Wednesday's Mavericks Game
Underdog NBA reported that Caleb Martin is available to play Wednesday.
Caleb Martin is officially back in the mix. According to Underdog NBA, the Dallas Mavericks forward has shaken off a thumb issue and is available to play on Wednesday.
Getting a two-way wing back is always good news, especially in a league where you can never have enough guys to throw at opposing scorers. A thumb injury on a shooter is usually the kind of thing that makes you wince, but apparently, Martin is good to go.
The Mavericks need all the perimeter depth they can get. When you are trying to survive the nightly track meets of the Western Conference, having a healthy number 16 on the floor means one less rotation headache for the coaching staff.
For anyone staring at their fantasy lineups or trying to figure out Mavericks rotation props, this clears up a lot of the mystery. You do not have to guess which end-of-bench guy is going to randomly get 20 minutes tonight.
The real question now is whether the thumb affects his jumper or his ability to poke the ball away on defense. We will find out exactly how healthy that hand is the first time he has to fight through a screen on Wednesday night.