Former UConn men's basketball player Tyrese Martin had his two-way professional contract converted to a multi-year NBA contract with Brooklyn Nets

The Nets announced on Tuesday that they signed forward Kendall Brown to a Two-Way contract, meaning that he takes the last Two-Way spot that Brooklyn had after converting Tyrese Martin's Two-Way deal into a standard contract not too long ago.

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernández praised Nic Claxton and Tyrese Martin following his team’s last game against the Golden State Warriors. After a slow start to the season, Claxton has been a standout for the Nets over the last few weeks.

The No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft was not with the Nets for their victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night as the sides worked on completing the deal. In a related move, the Nets converted the contract of former William Allen standout Tyrese Martin to a multi-year contract from a two-way contract.

In the NBA, local products Tyrese Martin and Lonnie Walker shared the court on Saturday in South Philly. Martin, the William Allen product, with the Nets and former Reading star Walker with the Sixers.

The Nets lost to the Pistons 115-94 in a game in which Brooklyn trailed Detroit by as many as 25 points before closing to within six points in the fourth quarter. A big reason for the Nets being able to mount a comeback was due to the play of Tyrese Martin,

Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell (45) reacts after making a three point shot as Brooklyn Nets' Tyrese Martin (13) looks away during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday,

Martin notched 17 points (7-12 FG, 3-6 3Pt), two rebounds and one assist across 24 minutes off the bench during Thursday's 121-119 loss to the Warriors. It's the third time in the last six games that Martin has produced at least 15 points,

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Martin produced 23 points (7-11 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 7-7 FT), one rebound, one assist and one block over 23 minutes during Saturday's 115-94 loss to Detroit. Martin tallied double-digits for just the second time in the past 10 games,

Martin wasn't that efficient from inside the arc Monday, but he found more success from three-point range as he connected on three triples for the fourth time this season. Martin recently had his two-way contract converted to a standard NBA contract for his solid contributions off the bench.

On the eve of his 26th birthday, Tyrese Martin had another big scoring night for the Nets. The second-year guard had 17 points, shooting 7-for-12 off the bench, in the Nets’ 121-119 loss to the Warriors on Thursday at Barclays Center.