During the NBA lockout, veteran forward Kenyon Martin was uncertain about the prospect of an NBA season and decided to take an offer from a team in China. Now that the NBA season is back in full swing, Martin is back in the United States and ready to get back in the league. Unfortunately, despite being back in the states, Martin had to wait until the season was over in China in order to legally sign with an NBA team.

Even though the consensus was that Kenyon Martin would have to wait until about mid-February to sign with an NBA team, the veteran forward was cleared about two weeks early and now can get into serious talks with teams around the league. Reportedly, there are six teams interested in Martin’s services, but the versatile forward will only sign with a contender and a team that can give him solid minutes.

The six teams in the running for Kenyon Martin are the San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks and the Los Angeles Clippers. All five of these teams have a shot of getting into the playoffs and possibly contending for a title, but so far the Clippers have put in the best offer at $2.5 million for one year.

The Miami Heat has also reached out to Kenyon Martin with a pro-rated veteran’s minimum salary. The Los Angeles Lakers would also offer a contract at this amount. The Atlanta Hawks are currently in discussions with Martin and might be able to offer him a big role with Al Horford out with injury.

At this point in time, Kenyon Martin could sign with any of these teams, but the Clippers seem to have the edge.

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