Kenyon Martin retires from professional basketball

Kenyon Martin, the No. 1 pick of the 2000 NBA draft, told he has retired from playing professional basketball.

Martin scored 9,325 points, grabbed 5,159 rebounds and blocked 864 shots in 757 NBA games over 15 seasons.

The athletic 6-foot-9 forward made his lone NBA All-Star appearance in 2004, played in the NBA Finals for the New Jersey Nets in 2002 and '03 and was known for catching lob passes from former teammate Jason Kidd.