As part of the wider trade talks involving Kevin Durant, “several” NBA teams have expressed interest in Suns wing Cody Martin, league sources tell Jake Fischer and Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link).
Although the report states multiple teams are intrigued by the possibility of adding Martin, only one is actually listed — the Heat, who are “known to hold an affinity” for the veteran guard/forward. As the authors point out, Martin’s identical twin brother Caleb Martin had a productive three-year run with Miami.
Martin, whose $8.68MM salary for 2025/26 is non-guaranteed until June 30, was acquired by Phoenix in February ahead of the trade deadline. He spent his first five-and-a-half seasons in Charlotte, the team that selected him 36th overall in 2019.
While the 29-year-old is a strong, versatile defender and solid play-maker, he hasn’t been much of a scoring threat in the NBA, holding career averages of 6.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steal on .436/.308/.661 shooting in 21.9 minutes per game across 259 appearances. Martin has also been plagued by injuries the past few seasons, including a sports hernia ailment in 2024/25 which delayed his Suns debut.