Career revenue exceeds 108 million, the only NBA No. 1 pick in the CBA, left after only 12 games.

Kenyon Martin was won by the New Jersey Nets as the No. 1 pick in the 2000 NBA Draft, and then signed a four-year rookie contract with the team with a total value of $16.5 million. The rookie averaged 12.1 points, 7.4 rebounds per game and was selected for the All-Rookie Team, demonstrating his dominant talent. He only had an All-Star trip in his career, but scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the All-Star Game.

After playing for the Nets for four seasons, Martin joined the Denver Nuggets by signing first and then exchange in July 2004, and signed a seven-year maximum salary contract with him worth $90 million. Since then, he has maintained a high level of performance and led the team to the finals for two consecutive years. In the fourth year, he proved his value with an average of 16.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

As injuries gradually accumulate, Martin's average per game in the Nuggets dropped to 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in his last season, but he has always been the core of his team's experience and has great team influence. In February 2012, he signed a one-year $2.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, briefly providing the team with the inside depth.

After that, Martin joined the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013 and 2015, respectively, and completed the fifth contract in his career. Although both were short contracts, it still reflected his value to the team. Martin announced his retirement in 2015 after spanning 15 seasons and playing 550 games. His NBA career total revenue exceeded $108 million, becoming one of the only high-income earners remaining in the 2000 draft. He played a total of 757 games in his NBA career, averaging 12.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

Looking at Kenyon Martin's career trajectory, a rookie contract of $16.5 million, a max salary renewal of $90 million, and several short contracts in the later stages, each signing is an affirmation of his fighting spirit. Although he did not have a championship ring in his career, his stable average of nearly double-double and experience in over 100 playoffs is enough to prove that he has exchanged his salary for the respect of the league.