Raptor’s early arrival spurred by his father

Raptor’s early arrival spurred by his father
“I kiss the left cheek first, and then the right,” Darrick Martin says. “The Italians are impressed that I am doing that, so I’m pretty sure I’m doing the right thing.”

Martin has had more than a month to perfect the double-cheek greeting. The Raptors backup guard came to Italy a little early for training camp at the invitation of Toronto assistant general manager Maurizio Gherardini. Martin’s plan was to work out with a couple of European club teams — Benetton Treviso and CSKA Moscow — so he would be in top shape when the rest of his teammates arrived in Europe.

Raptors ink G Martin

Raptors ink G Martin – 09/30/2007 – MiamiHerald.com
The Toronto Raptors signed veteran guard Darrick Martin. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The 5-foot-11 Martin has played 12 NBA seasons with Toronto, Minnesota, Vancouver, Sacramento, Dallas and the Los Angeles Clippers. In 31 games last season with the Raptors, he averaged three points and 1.4 assists.

The UCLA grad owns career averages of seven points and 2.9 assists in 497 games.

Martin re-signs

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Darrick Martin has agreed to terms on a partially-guaranteed, one-year contract and will meet up with the team to start training camp in Italy.

From T.O. to Moscow and back for Martin

TheStar.com | Sports | From T.O. to Moscow and back for Martin
Handling the rigours of training camp should be a snap for Darrick Martin, seeing how he’s been through one this year already.

The veteran Raptors point guard, whose negotiations on a new deal with Toronto are progressing smoothly, has been on loan to Euroleague giant CSKA Moscow for about the last three weeks. Martin has lent them his playing expertise and it has allowed him a chance to get in top shape before NBA camp begins later this month.

Martin, a free agent looking at another one-year deal in Toronto, was farmed out to CSKA Moscow because four of its top guards are playing for Russia in the European championship and the team needs to get ready for the domestic season, which begins in October.