Kenyon Martin, the NBA's No. 1 draft pick in 2000 who spent nearly half of his career with the Denver Nuggets after being acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Nets in 2004, announced on Thursday that he was retiring from professional basketball after 15 years.
"Thanks for the Love. On to the Next" the 37-year-old former power forward tweeted.
His retirement — first reported by Yahoo! Sports — comes almost 11 years after he was acquired from the then New Jersey Nets in a sign-and-trade deal that gave him a seven-year, $92.5 million contract.