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Minnesota Lynx Sign Spanish International Núria Martínez

April 19, 2010 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release


MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has signed Spanish international Núria Martínez to a contract. Martínez, 26, had spent parts of the past five seasons on the Lynx' Suspended List. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Originally claimed off waivers from Sacramento on May 19, 2004, Martínez, a 5-9 guard, appeared in one game for the Lynx in 2005, totaling two minutes of action on July 7, 2005 at Charlotte. She did not record any statistics. Martínez left the Lynx on July 8, 2005 to return to Spain because of obligations to the Spanish National Team. Martínez also spent parts of the 2004 and 2005 season on the injured list with a strained hamstring and a torn plantar fascia in her left foot. Martínez was drafted by Sacramento in the third round (36th overall) of the 2004 WNBA Draft.

A Barcelona, Spain native, Martinez has competed on the world stage with Spain the last two Olympics. In the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, she averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in six games, including a 10-point, 2-assist, 2-steal performance against Team USA. In the 2004 Athens Games, as a 20-year old, Martínez averaged 4.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. She also competed in the 2006 World Championships, averaging 5.3 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

Martínez spent this past winter playing in Italy with Bracco Geas San Giovanni where in 26 games she averaged 12.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and a league-leading 4.73 steals per game. She also shot .376 percent from the floor, including a .341 percent clip from three-point range. Over the last six years, Martínez has played professionally in Italy (2009-10, Bracco; 2008-09, Famila Wuber Schio), Russia (2006-08, Dynamo Moscow) and Spain (2003-2006, Perfumerias Avenida). Martínez was a teammate of Lynx superstar Seimone Augustus in Moscow.

Martínez will report at the start of Lynx training camp, which begins on Sunday, April 25.

The Minnesota Lynx will tip off the team's 12th season of basketball in the Twin Cities with its Home Opener on Sunday, May 16 at 6:00 p.m. against the Washington Mystics. Lower-level tickets are available for as little as $10 a game for the 17-game home season and can be purchased by calling 612-673-8400, e-mailing tickets@lynxbasketball.com, or visiting the Lynx website at www.lynxbasketball.com.

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