How to Guard Tyrese Martin
Tyrese does most of his damage from three-point (59.6% of his attempts) and is a limited outside shooter you can sag off. The plan below is built from where he actually shoots this season.
Where Tyrese scores
Share of his 2025-26 field-goal attempts by zone, with how efficiently he finishes each. This is the map the game plan is built on.
The scouting report: how to defend Tyrese
Go under screens, sag into the paint
He is a lower-volume or below-average outside shooter (32.1% on 165 attempts). You can go under ball screens and sink into the paint to take away the drive and dare him to settle for the jumper.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you guard Tyrese Martin?
Go under screens, sag into the paint: He is a lower-volume or below-average outside shooter (32.1% on 165 attempts). You can go under ball screens and sink into the paint to take away the drive and dare him to settle for the jumper.
What is Tyrese Martin's biggest weakness on offense?
Relative to the rest of his shot diet, Tyrese is least efficient on his in the paint (floaters) attempts (21.4% on 42 shots this season). Steering him toward that shot, rather than the ones he makes at a high rate, is the statistical edge.
Is Tyrese Martin a good three-point shooter?
Tyrese has taken 165 three-pointers this season and made 53 of them (32.1%). That share of his offense (59.6% of his attempts) is what decides whether you chase him over screens or sag under them.
How many points per game does Tyrese Martin average?
Tyrese is averaging 6.3 points per game this season, along with 1.7 assists and 2.5 rebounds. Scoring volume is why he draws the defensive game plan on this page.
How to guard other players
Shot-profile and box-score figures reflect Tyrese Martin's 2025-26 season. Defensive recommendations are generated from that shot distribution and are teaching guidance, not a guarantee of outcome.