10. Caleb and Cody Martin
Another set of twins, Caleb and Cody Martin spent years as teammates, including their early NBA days. Now they’re divisional rivals and both are coming off of decent seasons, though this year hasn’t been as kind to either.
Caleb is a forward for the Miami Heat, the second NBA stop for the former Mountain West Player of the Year. He signed a two-way contract with the franchise last September, but earned a standard deal later in the year and signed a three-year, $20 million extension this offseason following a career-best campaign.
The Heat have struggled out of the gate, though, and Caleb is part of that. Miami was looking to him as a potential starting forward, but he’s better suited for the role of a backup wing. He’s averaging 9.0 points per game this season as a full-time starter, less than he did as a primary backup a year ago.
Cody was a second-round draft pick of the Charlotte Hornets in 2019 and has spent his whole career with the franchise. He became a key cog off the bench last season, averaging 7.7 points and hitting 38.4 percent of his threes. That was enough to earn him a four-year, $32 million deal in the summer.
Last week, however, Cody needed an arthroscopic procedure on his knee, which will likely sideline him for at least six weeks. He played one minute on opening night before going out with the injury, so he’s been a non-factor all year.
This was supposed to be the season the Martins established themselves as a dynamic brotherly duo in the league. The NBA has had other ideas to this point.