Martell Webster

Player

Birthday December 4, 1986

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Edmonds, Washington, U.S.

Age 37 years old

Nationality United States

Height 2.01 m

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1980

Although her body was never found, Gary Ridgway, known as the "Green River Killer", a serial killer who murdered dozens of women and girls in Washington during the 1980s and 1990s, is thought to be responsible for killing her.

His cousin is NBA veteran Jason Terry.

1986

Martell Webster (born December 4, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

1990

Webster's mother, Cora McGuirk, disappeared in 1990, when he was four years old.

2005

The sixth player taken in the 2005 NBA draft, Webster played for Portland, Minnesota and Washington between 2005 and 2015.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Webster was listed as the No. 4 shooting guard and the No. 5 player in the nation in 2005.

He had made a commitment to the University of Washington, but opted to go prep-to-pro.

Webster was selected by the Blazers with the sixth pick in the 2005 NBA draft after the Blazers' traded their third pick to the Utah Jazz just hours before the draft.

2006

He was assigned to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League by the Blazers in January 2006, and in doing so became highest-drafted player (6th overall) to be assigned to the D-League until Hasheem Thabeet.

He later returned to the Portland Trail Blazers in February 2006.

He is one of the last-ever high school players to be chosen in an NBA draft due to new draft eligibility rules introduced in 2006.

2008

He scored a season-high 26 points in a January 5, 2008, win over the Utah Jazz, with 24 of them scored in the third quarter.

In October 2008, Webster signed a four-year, $20 million contract extension.

2009

On February 20, 2009, it was announced by Trail Blazers athletic trainer Jay Jensen that Webster would likely miss the rest of the 2008–09 NBA season with a left foot injury, having only played 5 minutes during the season.

2010

On January 23, 2010, he scored a season-high 28 points in a win against the Detroit Pistons.

Webster was traded on June 24, 2010, to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Ryan Gomes and the rights to draft pick Luke Babbitt.

Webster underwent back surgery in October 2010 and missed nearly half the 2010–11 NBA season, leading Timberwolves general manager David Kahn to charge the Trail Blazers with failure to adequately disclose a known injury.

2011

Another back surgery followed in September 2011, limiting Webster to just 47 games for the Wolves in the 2011–12 season.

2012

His best season came in 2012–13 when he started 62 games for the Wizards and averaged 11.4 points per game.

On July 13, 2012, Webster was waived by the Timberwolves.

Webster signed with the Washington Wizards on August 29, 2012, on a one-year, $1.6 million contract.

2013

In spring 2013 Kahn's complaint was reportedly settled by the Blazers for $1.5 million just before the matter was brought to a formal hearing before the NBA.

It was said to be among the largest cash settlements in such a case.

Both teams were sworn to secrecy about the exact terms of the deal, according to basketball journalist Henry Abbott of ESPN.

On March 16, 2013, Webster scored a career-high 34 points in a win over the Phoenix Suns, also tying another career high with seven three-pointers.

On July 10, 2013, Webster re-signed with the Wizards.

2014

In 2014–15, Webster missed the first 30 games of the season after he underwent surgery in June 2014 to repair a herniated disk in his lower back.

He was ruled out for three to five months, as he returned to action on December 30, 2014, against the Dallas Mavericks.

2015

On November 20, 2015, Webster was ruled out for the 2015–16 season after undergoing successful surgery to repair the labrum and damaged cartilage in his right hip.

He was subsequently waived by the Wizards ten days later.

In 2015, Webster co-founded EYRST, an independent record label focusing on hip hop, based in Portland, Oregon.

2016

He released his first mixtape, ARTT, on July 14, 2016, and his first EP on August 12, 2016, entitled Emerald District, which was produced by Seattle hip hop producer Jake One.

2017

On September 25, 2017, Webster was added to the New Orleans Pelicans' training camp roster.

However, five days later, he decided to leave training camp and retire from basketball.