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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1977)}}
{{for|his son and current basketball player|Kenyon Martin Jr.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Kenyon Martin
| image = Kenyon Martin Nuggets.jpg
| caption = Martin with the Nuggets in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|12|30}}
| birth_place = [[Saginaw, Michigan]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 234
| high_school = [[Bryan Adams High School|Bryan Adams]] ([[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]])
| college = [[Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball|Cincinnati]] (1996–2000)
| draft_year = 2000
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 1
| draft_team = [[New Jersey Nets]]
| career_start = 2000
| career_end = 2015
| career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| career_number = 6, 4, 2, 3
| years1 = {{nbay|2000|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}}
| team1 = [[New Jersey Nets]]
| years2 = {{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}}
| team2 = [[Denver Nuggets]]
| years3 = [[2011–12 CBA season|2011]]
| team3 = [[Xinjiang Flying Tigers]]
| years4 = {{nbay|2011|end}}
| team4 = [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
| years5 = {{nbay|2012|end}}–{{nbay|2013|end}}
| team5 = [[New York Knicks]]
| years6 = {{nbay|2014|end}}
| team6 = [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| highlights =
* [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|2004|}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|2000|end}})
* [[List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards|National college player of the year]] ([[1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2000]])
* Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[2000 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2000]])
* [[NABC Defensive Player of the Year]] ([[1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2000]])
* [[Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Conference USA Player of the Year]] ([[1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2000]])
* 2× First-team All-[[Conference USA]] ([[1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1999]], [[1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2000]])
* No. 4 [[Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball#Retired numbers|retired by Cincinnati Bearcats]]
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 9,325 (12.3 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 5,159 (6.8 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 1,439 (1.9 apg)
| bbr = martike01
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|United States}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Americas Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[FIBA Americas Championship 2003|2003 San Juan]] | [[United States national basketball team|National team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2001 Goodwill Games|2001 Brisbane]] | [[United States national basketball team|National team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1999 Summer Universiade|1999 Palma]] | [[United States national basketball team|National team]]}}
}}
'''Kenyon Lee Martin Sr.''' (born December 30, 1977) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who played 15 seasons in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). As a [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]], he played for the [[New Jersey Nets]], [[Denver Nuggets]], [[Los Angeles Clippers]], [[New York Knicks]] and [[Milwaukee Bucks]] of the NBA, and the [[Xinjiang Flying Tigers]] of [[Chinese Basketball Association|China]]. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball|Cincinnati Bearcats]] and was named the [[List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards|national college player of the year]] during his senior season. Martin was drafted with the [[List of first overall NBA draft picks|first overall pick]] in the [[2000 NBA draft]] by the New Jersey Nets. He was an [[NBA All-Star]] in {{nasg|2004}}.

==Early years==
Martin was born in [[Saginaw, Michigan]], on December 30, 1977, to Lydia Moore, a single mother of two. He has a sister, Tamara, who is 3½ years older. Shortly after, the family moved south to the Oak Cliff neighborhood of [[Dallas]], where Martin's mother worked two jobs. Later, Martin was often watched by his sister while their mother worked.<ref>{{cite web|last=Serby |first=Steve |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/serby_sunday_with_kenyon_martin_nBCvokHSkRIe1AaQHT62aO |title=Serby's Saturday Q & A with... Kenyon Martin |publisher=New York Post |date=April 20, 2013 |access-date=June 3, 2013}}</ref>

Martin attended three high schools in four years, but he sought refuge in sports, playing basketball, baseball, and football. In high school, many major universities showed interest in his basketball prowess, but the [[University of Cincinnati]] and assistant coach John Loyer recruited him hardest after seeing him play [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] ball after his junior year. He graduated from [[Bryan Adams High School]] in [[Dallas]] in 1996 (he was named to the school's hall of fame in 2009).<ref name="Martin's will not broken">{{cite web |url=http://enquirer.com/bearcats/2000/03/11/uc_martins_will.html |title=Martin's will not broken }}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==College career==
Martin went to the [[University of Cincinnati]] and played for the [[University of Cincinnati|Cincinnati Bearcats]] under the direction of head coach [[Bob Huggins]]. He was homesick early in his freshman year and actually took a bus back home to Dallas. His mother and his older sister, who by then were both working two jobs and attending college, steered him to return to finish college.<ref name="Martin's will not broken"/>

By Martin's junior year, he led Cincinnati to a 27–6 record and was named second-team All-[[Conference USA]] and, in the summer following, he led the U.S. team to the gold medal in the [[World University Games]], leading the team in scoring and rebounding.

As a senior in 1999–2000, Martin averaged 18.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game during a season in which the Bearcats were ranked No. 1 for 12 weeks. That season, he recorded his second triple double with 28 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 blocks vs. Memphis (in 1997, he recorded 24/23/10 vs. DePaul). Martin was the consensus National Player of the Year, earning numerous awards from various organizations, and the team was ranked No. 1 in the nation at the conclusion of the regular season. However, Martin suffered a broken leg three minutes into the Bearcats' first game of the [[Conference USA]] Tournament, keeping him out of the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament]] that year. The team finished with a record of 29–4.

Martin remains the Bearcats' all-time leader in career blocked shots (292) and field goal percentage (.586). Cincinnati retired his #4 jersey on April 25, 2000. Later that year, he was selected first overall in the [[2000 NBA draft]] by the [[New Jersey Nets]]. As of 2024, Martin remains the last American-born college senior to have been the top overall pick.

Martin graduated with a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[criminal justice]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports-law.blogspot.com/2006/02/kenyon-martin-putting-his-criminal.html |title=Sports Law Blog |publisher=Sports-law.blogspot.com |access-date=August 10, 2012 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107232941/http://sports-law.blogspot.com/2006/02/kenyon-martin-putting-his-criminal.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Professional career==

===New Jersey Nets (2000–2004)===
Martin's debut game was played on October 31, 2000, in an 86–82 loss to the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], where he recorded 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200010310NJN.html | title=Cavaliers vs Nets, October 31, 2000 }}</ref> As a rookie for the New Jersey Nets, Martin averaged 12 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. He was named to the [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] and finished second in voting for [[NBA Rookie of the Year]] behind winner [[Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980)|Mike Miller]].

In his second season, Martin averaged 14.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game in helping the Nets rise from last place in the Atlantic Division to an Eastern Conference title and the best season to date in the Nets' NBA history. Along with [[Jason Kidd]], [[Kerry Kittles]], [[Keith Van Horn]] and [[Richard Jefferson]], Martin led the Nets to the [[2002 NBA Finals]], where they were swept by the [[Los Angeles Lakers]].

On January 29, 2003, Martin recorded a career-best 21 rebounds, while adding 19 points and eight assists, in an 86–78 win over the [[Washington Wizards]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/230129017 Martin makes All-Star statement as Nets trip Wizards]</ref>  That season, his third in the NBA, Martin again helped his team to the  finals, where the Nets lost in six games to the [[San Antonio Spurs]]. The next year, Martin averaged 16.7 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks en route to his first [[National Basketball Association All-Star Game|NBA All-Star]] selection, as a backup forward for the Eastern Conference All-Stars. In the 2004 NBA All-Star Game, Martin scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had three assists.

Martin and teammate [[Alonzo Mourning]] almost fought when Martin mocked Mourning's life-threatening kidney disease.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1669704 ESPN - Retirement necessary after three-year battle - NBA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Martin later admitted that he had made a mistake and apologized to Mourning. On an episode of the Scoop B Radio Podcast, Martin told [[Brandon Scoop B Robinson]] that Mourning thought that Martin should have been working as hard as he was in morning shootarounds, but he was never a shootaround guy.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Kenyon Martin Once Told Alonzo Mourning: 'worry about your own mother f****** kids' during altercation In Nets Practice|url = http://respect-mag.com/2017/09/kenyon-martin-once-told-alonzo-mourning-worry-about-your-own-mother-f-kids-during-altercation-in-nets-practice/|website = RESPECT Magazine|date = September 5, 2017|access-date = May 14, 2018}}</ref>
Martin now participates in Mourning's annual charity basketball game (see below "Off the court").

===Denver Nuggets (2004–2011)===
[[File:Kenyon Martin over Dirk Nowitzki.jpg|thumb|left|Kenyon Martin shooting over [[Dirk Nowitzki]]]]
At the end of the [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04 season]], Martin was traded to the Denver Nuggets for three future first-round draft picks in a sign-and-trade deal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/kenyon_040715.html|title=Nets Trade Kenyon Martin to Nuggets|work=Brooklyn Nets|publisher=NBA.com|date=July 15, 2004|access-date=February 22, 2023|location=East Rutherford}}</ref>

Martin played in 70 games during the [[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05 season]], averaging 15.5 points and 7.3 rebounds; however, a problem with his knee was detected shortly into the off-season, and on May 16, 2005, Kenyon underwent [[microfracture surgery]] on his left knee.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2005/05/16/Denver-forward-Martin-has-knee-surgery/27451116283190/|title=Denver forward Martin has knee surgery|work=United Press International|agency=United Press International|date=May 16, 2005|access-date=February 22, 2023|location=Denver}}</ref>

During the [[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06 season]], Martin missed 26 games due to knee tendinitis, but was able to return in time for the playoffs. During that playoff series against the [[Los Angeles Clippers]], Martin was suspended from the Denver Nuggets indefinitely for "conduct detrimental to the team."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nba/article/0,2777,DRMN_23922_4651346,00.html |title=Martin suspended : Nuggets : The Rocky Mountain News<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=April 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405225248/http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nba/article/0,2777,DRMN_23922_4651346,00.html |archive-date=April 5, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During halftime of game two of the first round series, Martin got into an argument with head coach [[George Karl]] over his playing time, and refused to play for the second half of the game. During the offseason, Karl and Martin patched things up.<ref name=martinanothersurgery>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/nuggets/2006-11-09-kenyon-martin_x.htm | work=USA Today | title=Kenyon Martin needs another knee surgery | date=November 16, 2006}}</ref>

Believing injuries were behind him, Martin learned the swelling now occurring in his ''right'' knee would require another microfracture procedure. On November 15, 2006, after playing two regular season games, Martin underwent his second knee operation in less than two years.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2663585 Surgery benches Martin for season]</ref> Martin is believed to be the first NBA player to have, and to return from, microfracture surgery on both knees.<ref>[http://www.sonicscentral.com/microfracture.html NBA Microfracture History]</ref>

Martin was fined $15,000 by the NBA when, during the third quarter of a 2006 game against the [[Chicago Bulls]], Martin as well as some of his friends got into a verbal altercation with some fans. He was also cautioned to no longer bring his entourage to games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports-law.blogspot.com/2006/02/kenyon-martin-putting-his-criminal.html |title=Sports Law Blog<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=January 18, 2008 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107232941/http://sports-law.blogspot.com/2006/02/kenyon-martin-putting-his-criminal.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://asp.usatoday.com/community/tags/topic.aspx?req=tag&tag=Dino%20Costa | work=USA Today | title=Dino Costa – Tag Story Index – USATODAY.com | date=October 16, 2008}}</ref>

To symbolize a fresh start to his career, Kenyon changed his uniform number from 6 to the number 4, which he wore in college, for the [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08 season]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6569019?source=rss | work=Denver Post | first=Marc J. | last=Spears | title=Martin confident he'll play in opener | date=August 8, 2007}}</ref>

===Xinjiang Flying Tigers (2011)===
Martin became an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2011; however, due to the [[2011 NBA lockout]], he opted to sign a one-year contract with the [[Xinjiang Flying Tigers]] of the [[Chinese Basketball Association]]. His contract reportedly would have made him the highest paid player in the Chinese league's history.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hochman |first=Benjamin |title=Nuggets' Kenyon Martin to sign largest contract in Chinese league's history |date=September 22, 2011 |work=The Denver Post |url=http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_18944651 |access-date=September 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925012526/http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_18944651 |archive-date=September 25, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kenyon Martin to ink Chinese league's biggest deal ever |date=September 26, 2011 |work=AOL Sporting News |publisher=Sporting News |url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/feed/2011-07/nba-overseas/story/kenyon-martin-to-ink-biggest-deal-ever-in-chinese-league |access-date=September 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926235819/http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/feed/2011-07/nba-overseas/story/kenyon-martin-to-ink-biggest-deal-ever-in-chinese-league |archive-date=September 26, 2011 }}</ref> On December 24, 2011, Martin was released from the club so that he could "take care of family affairs".<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-12/24/content_14319738.htm Kenyon, we hardly knew ye]</ref> Martin was initially not allowed to return to the NBA until the Flying Tigers' season ended on February 15, 2012, if not later due to the [[2012 CBA Playoffs]]. However, the [[FIBA]] granted him an earlier release on February 2.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shelburne |first=Ramona |title=Source: Clippers interested in Martin |date=February 2, 2012 |work=ESPNLosAngeles.com |url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7534757/kenyon-martin-gets-early-release-los-angeles-clippers-interested |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203095628/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7534757/kenyon-martin-gets-early-release-los-angeles-clippers-interested |archive-date=February 3, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Los Angeles Clippers (2012)===
On February 3, 2012, Martin signed with the [[Los Angeles Clippers]].<ref name=clips>[http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/clippers-sign-kenyon-martin-120203.html CLIPPERS SIGN KENYON MARTIN]</ref> In his first game with the Clippers, Martin scored six points and collected four rebounds in a loss to the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/320208005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222012909/https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/320208005|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2023|title=Ramon Sessions fills in for Kyrie Irving, leads Cavs by Clippers|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=February 9, 2012|access-date=February 22, 2023|location=Cleveland}}</ref>

===New York Knicks (2013–2014)===
On February 21, 2013, Martin agreed to join the [[New York Knicks]] on a 10-day contract, which reunited him with [[Jason Kidd]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://knicksnow.com/posts/2790/martin-knicks-agree-to-terms-the-latest-on-the-deal#.USbKzVqsgzY |title=Martin & Knicks Agree To Terms, The Latest On The Deal |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314055255/http://knicksnow.com/posts/2790/martin-knicks-agree-to-terms-the-latest-on-the-deal#.USbKzVqsgzY |archive-date=March 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He officially joined the team on February 23.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=12518 |title=Knicks sign Kenyon Martin to 10-day contract |access-date=February 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415060904/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=12518 |archive-date=April 15, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was signed to a second 10-day contract on March 5,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=12652 |title=Knicks sign Kenyon Martin to second 10-day contract |access-date=March 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310064246/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=12652 |archive-date=March 10, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and signed for the remainder of the season on March 15.<ref>[http://knicksnow.com/posts/2973/knicks-sign-martin-for-remainder-of-season#.UUP-CRyTgU8 Knicks Sign Martin For Remainder Of Season] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318012357/http://knicksnow.com/posts/2973/knicks-sign-martin-for-remainder-of-season |date=March 18, 2013 }}</ref> Upon his signing, he provided a large amount of help to a Knicks team that was depleted in the frontcourt, replacing [[Tyson Chandler]], who was out with a neck injury, in the Knicks' starting lineup. On July 25, 2013, Martin re-signed with the Knicks for the 2013–14 season.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/2013/news/07/25/knicks-re-sign-kenyon-martin.ap/ Veteran forward Martin re-signs with Knicks]</ref>

===Milwaukee Bucks (2015)===
On January 9, 2015, Martin signed a 10-day contract with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Bucks Sign Kenyon Martin to a 10-Day Contract | work = NBA.com | date = January 9, 2015 | url =http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-sign-kenyon-martin-10-day-contract | access-date = January 9, 2015}}</ref> He went on to sign a second 10-day contract on January 19,<ref>[http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-sign-martin-second-10-day-contract Bucks Sign Martin to Second 10-Day Contract]</ref> and a rest-of-season contract on January 29.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-sign-martin-remainder-season Bucks Sign Martin for Remainder of Season]</ref> Martin's final NBA game was on February 2, 2015, in an 82–75 win over the Toronto Raptors where Martin recorded 4 points and 3 rebounds. On February 19, 2015, he was waived by the Bucks.<ref name=buckswaive>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-acquire-michael-carter-williams-tyler-ennis-and-miles-plumlee-three-team-trade|title=Bucks Acquire Michael Carter-Williams, Tyler Ennis and Miles Plumlee in Three-Team Trade|work=NBA.com|date=February 19, 2015|access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref>

On July 3, 2015, Martin announced his retirement from professional basketball.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/news/kenyon-martin--i-m-retiring-from-professional-basketball-232301908.html Kenyon Martin: I'm retiring from professional basketball]</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}

===NBA===
====Regular season====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2000}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 68 || 68 || 33.4 || .445 || .091 || .630 || 7.4 || 1.9 || 1.1 || '''1.7''' || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2001}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 73 || 73 || 34.3 || .463 || .224 || .678 || 5.3 || '''2.6''' || 1.2 || '''1.7''' || 14.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2002}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2002–03 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| '''77''' || '''77''' || 34.1 || .470 || .209 || .653 || 8.3 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .9 || '''16.7'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2003}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003–04 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 65 || 62 || '''34.6''' || .488 || .280 || .684 || 9.5 || 2.5 || '''1.5''' || 1.3 || '''16.7'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2004}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 70 || 67 || 32.5 || .490 || .000 || .646 || 7.3 || 2.4 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 15.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2005}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005–06 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 56 || 49 || 27.6 || .495 || .227 || .712 || 6.3 || 1.4 || .8 || .9 || 12.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2006}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 2 || 2 || 31.5 || .500 || .000 || .250 || '''10.0''' || .5 || .0 || .0 || 9.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2007}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007–08 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 71 || 71 || 30.4 || .538 || .182 || .580 || 6.5 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 12.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2008}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2008–09 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 66 || 66 || 32.0 || .491 || '''.368''' || .604 || 6.0 || 2.0 || '''1.5''' || 1.1 || 11.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2009}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2009–10 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 58 || 58 || 34.2 || .456 || .276 || .557 || 9.4 || 1.9 || 1.2 || 1.1 || 11.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2010}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2010–11 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 48 || 48 || 25.7 || .511 || .222 || .583 || 6.2 || 2.3 || .9 || .7 || 8.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2011}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2011–12 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| 42 || 0 || 22.4 || .441 || .231 || .370 || 4.3 || .4 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 5.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2012}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2012–13 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 18 || 11 || 23.9 || '''.602''' || {{sort|-|—}} || .425 || 5.3 || .4 || .9 || .9 || 7.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2013}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2013–14 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 32 || 15 || 19.8 || .512 || .000 || .579 || 4.2 || 1.6 || .8 || .8 || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2014}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| 11 || 0 || 9.5 || .409 || {{sort|-|—}} || '''1.000''' || 1.7 || .5 || .5 || .5 || 1.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 757 || 667 || 30.6 || .483 || .234 || .629 || 6.8 || 1.9 || 1.2 || 1.1 || 12.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|All-Star
| 1 || 0 || 23.0 || .800 || .000 || .500 || 7.0 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || 17.0
{{s-end}}

====Playoffs====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2002 NBA playoffs|2002]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| '''20''' || '''20''' || 37.5 || .424 || '''.222''' || .691 || 5.8 || '''2.9''' || 1.2 || 1.3 || 16.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003 NBA playoffs|2003]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2002–03 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| '''20''' || '''20''' || '''38.9''' || .453 || .091 || .693 || 9.4 || '''2.9''' || 1.5 || 1.6 || 18.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004 NBA playoffs|2004]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003–04 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 11 || 11 || 37.2 || .533 || .000 || '''.750''' || '''11.0''' || 1.1 || 1.2 || 1.3 || '''19.1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005 NBA playoffs|2005]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 5 || 5 || 32.8 || .466 || .000 || .615 || 5.6 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 12.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006 NBA playoffs|2006]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005–06 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 2 || 0 || 17.5 || .308 || {{sort|-|—}} || .500 || 4.5 || .5 || '''2.0''' || 1.0 || 4.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2008 NBA playoffs|2008]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007–08 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 4 || 4 || 29.5 || .441 || {{sort|-|—}} || .625 || 6.3 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .5 || 8.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2009 NBA playoffs|2009]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2008–09 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 16 || 16 || 33.6 || .497 || .200 || .657 || 5.9 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .9 || 10.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2010 NBA playoffs|2010]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2009–10 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 6 || 6 || 34.2 || .480 || .000 || .632 || 8.3 || 1.3 || 1.5 || 1.2 || 10.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2011 NBA playoffs|2011]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2010–11 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 5 || 5 || 29.6 || .480 || {{sort|-|—}} || .611 || 7.8 || 1.6 || .4 || .4 || 11.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2012 NBA playoffs|2012]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2011–12 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| 11 || 0 || 17.5 || .524 || {{sort|-|—}} || .625 || 3.2 || .3 || .4 || '''1.7''' || 4.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2013 NBA playoffs|2013]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2012–13 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 12 || 1 || 21.1 || '''.580''' || {{sort|-|—}} || .550 || 4.5 || .9 || .8 || 1.4 || 5.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 112 || 88 || 32.0 || .470 || .129 || .679 || 6.8 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 1.2 || 12.9
{{s-end}}

===CBA===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2011–12 CBA season|2011–12]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Xinjiang Flying Tigers]]
| 12 || 11 || 29.9 || .521 || .000 || .613 || 9.7 || 1.8 || .8 || .6 || 13.9
{{s-end}}

==Personal life==
Martin is the half-brother of former [[Colorado Buffaloes]] shooting guard [[Richard Roby]]. He is also the cousin of Robert "50" Martin of [[AND1 Live Tour|AND1 Mixtape Tour]] fame.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}

Martin's son, [[Kenyon Martin Jr.]], played his postgraduate year for the [[IMG Academy]] after graduating from the [[Sierra Canyon School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/2020/03/24/kenyon-martin-jr-declared-2020-nba-draft-mock|title=Kenyon Martin says his son has made a choice on his basketball future|date=March 24, 2020|website=USA Today|access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref> On March 24, 2020, his son declared for the [[2020 NBA draft]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Timothy Rapp|url=https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2882881-kenyon-martin-jr-declares-for-2020-nba-draft-will-skip-college.amp.html|title=Kenyon Martin Jr. Declares for 2020 NBA Draft, Will Skip College|publisher=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=March 24, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Adrian Wojnarowski|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28950590/kenyon-martin-jr-son-long-nba-player-declares-draft|title=Kenyon Martin Jr., son of longtime NBA player, declares for draft|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=March 24, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> and was selected 52nd overall by the [[Sacramento Kings]].

==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|Sports}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Kenyon Martin}}
* {{Basketballstats|nba=2030|bbr=m/martike01}}
* {{twitter|kenyonmartinsr}}

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