DRAFT

Nick Martinelli

Los Angeles Clippers

SF6'7"224 lbage 22rookieNorthwesternGlenview, IL

ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING

A crafty shotmaking scorer with touch

LAC

Los Angeles Clippers

Western · Pacific · proj. 42-40 (▲+0.9)

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A herky-jerky, old-school scorer who gets buckets with craft rather than burst. A bench shotmaker if he can survive defensively.

Proj. pick #52Range 48–60Comp Kyle Anderson (scoring lean)

Strengths

Crafty, varied scoring with touch
High-volume bucket-getting
Footwork and angles in the midrange

Top concern

Below-average athleticism and defense

Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.

Contract

2026-27

$2,000,000Rookie scale

1% of the club’s payroll · 17th of 17 priced deals

Runs through4 seasons

Est. market value$1,500,000 /yr

Surplus−$500,000

FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

Jun 25
TRADELACOFFICIAL
Traded to Los Angeles Clippers
via @ShamsCharaniaon the wire →
Jul 5
SIGNINGLACOFFICIAL
LA Clippers signed forward Nick Martinelli to a Two-Way Contract.

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.