2009 #1 pick Blake Griffin sat on the bench for most of the fourth quarter, while 2000 #1 pick Kenyon Martin won Game 7 for the Clippers (with a little help from Reggie Evans, Mo Williams, Eric Bledsoe, and, oh yeah, Chris Paul).

The much-maligned Vinny Del Negro deserves credit with sticking with his effective bench well into the fourth quarter, though it’s still possible Chauncey Billups is actually deciding the player rotations.

Kenyon Martin is heading to Los Angeles.

K-Mart has signed a one year deal for $2.5 million dollars with the Clippers. 

Expect Martin to potentially suit up by February 10th

According to Adrian Wojnarowski and his sources, Kenyon Martin is cleared to play in the NBA and could potentially sign with a team this weekend. 

ESPN’s Chris Broussard and his “sources” are reporting that five teams will pursue Kenyon Martin afterhis team’s Chinese Basketball Association season. The CBA has a rule that prevents a player from signing with a different league until the completion of the season (regular and playoff). In the article, Broussard believes that Martin wouldn’t be able to sign with a team until mid February. 

Teams in the hunt for Martin’s services are: 

• Miami Heat
• San Antonio Spurs 
• Los Angeles Clippers
• Atlanta Hawks 
• New York Knicks 

While Martin’s career may be in the decline, the Clippers could desperately use him off the bench to fill in for Blake Griffin or DeAndre Jordan. That same logic could be applied to the four other teams in the hunt for Martin. 

As their respective CBA seasons comes to an end, Aaron Brooks, Wilson Chandler, and, J.R. Smith should be able to rejoin the NBA again.