Martell Webster
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| Position | Guard |
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| Nickname | The Definition |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | December 4, 1986 Edmonds, Washington |
| Draft | 6th overall, 2005 |
| Pro career | 2005 – present |
| Former teams | Fort Worth Flyers 2006 |
Martell Webster (born December 4, 1986 in Edmonds, Washington) is an American professional basketball player currently a member of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. The 6'7" (2.01 m), 210 lbs (95 kg) shooting guard was selected by the Blazers with the sixth pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He is nicknamed "The Definition" as a play on his surname (popularized by Webster's Dictionary), given to him by a personal friend. Webster is also the cousin of Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks.[1]
He was assigned with the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League to whom the Blazers assigned him in January, 2006. He returned to the Portland Trail Blazers in February, and proceeded to score his career high of 24 against Boston Celtics on February 24, 2006.
He is one of the last ever high school lottery picks to be chosen in an NBA Draft due to 2005's new draft eligibility rules.
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[edit] National notes
- Selected for the 2005 McDonald's All-American High School Basketball Game West Team.
- Selected for the 2005 Jordan Classic Home Team.
- Named to USA Today’s 2004-05 Pre-Season Super 25 and was ranked among USA Today’s eight Top Juniors.
- Named in 2004 as one of eight Top Juniors by USA Today.
- Ranked No. 1 among Hoop Scoop's top 150 juniors in the nation.
[edit] High school
- Attended Seattle Preparatory School, where he averaged 27.1 ppg., 10.0 rpg. and 2.0 apg. as a senior. Webster finished the summer strong, after returning from a foot injury that wiped out a good portion of his junior season.
- Missed most of junior season (2003-04) with an injury. Partially chipped a bone in his foot and stretched some tendons during an open gym session in the pre-season.
- Led his team to a division championship at the Big Time and put up 18.6 points a game as a sophomore for Seattle Prep.
- Competed for Seattle Prep as a freshman and sophomore (stats are unavailable).
- Competes in the summer for Friends of Hoop Seattle.
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| 2005 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Andrew Bogut | Marvin Williams | Deron Williams | Chris Paul | Raymond Felton | Martell Webster | Charlie Villanueva | Channing Frye | Ike Diogu | Andrew Bynum | Fran Vázquez | Yaroslav Korolev | Sean May | Rashad McCants | Antoine Wright | Joey Graham | Danny Granger | Gerald Green | Hakim Warrick | Julius Hodge | Nate Robinson | Jarrett Jack | Francisco García | Luther Head | Johan Petro | Jason Maxiell | Linas Kleiza | Ian Mahinmi | Wayne Simien| David Lee |
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| Second Round Salim Stoudamire | Daniel Ewing | Brandon Bass | C.J Miles | Ricky Sánchez | Ersan Ilyasova | Ronny Turiaf | Travis Diener | Von Wafer | Monta Ellis | Roko Ukić | Chris Taft | Mile Ilić | Martynas Andriuškevičius | Louis Williams | Eražem Lorbek | Bracey Wright | Mickaël Gelabale | Andray Blatche | Ryan Gomes | Robert Whaley | Axel Hervelle | Orien Greene | Dijon Thompson | Lawrence Roberts | Amir Johnson | Marcin Gortat | Uros Slokar | Cenk Akyol | Alex Acker |
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