Former Portland Trail Blazer Martell Webster -- who wore the crimson and black for five seasons after the Blazers selected him straight out of high school with the sixth pick in the 2005 NBA Draft -- stopped by the Blazer's Edge Weekend Podcast to talk about music, basketball and life in general as he's set to release his new mixtape, ARTT.
Martell touched on a variety of topics across the board, and addressed a handful of questions submitted by Blazer's Edge readers on twitter. Included among the many subjects of conversation:
- Martell's preparation for his latest mixtape and his eclectic musical influences,
- How basketball, art and music relate,
- Stigmas pertaining to athletes who release their own music,
- The transition from being drafted by a 2005 Blazers squad that was coach-less and had largely lost the interest of the city and many of its fans to a much more respected organization just a few years later,
- His future plans for both music and basketball,
- The hardest guys to guard in the NBA,
- His feelings about "The Definition," the nickname given to him,
To find out what Martell is up to, follow him on twitter @MartellWebster.