Caleb Martin has made an admission ... a reputation for raising his game in the playoffs. Martin was just one vote short of besting Jimmy Butler for the Eastern Conference Finals MVP in 2023.

Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and Caleb Martin stepped up big time with Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier each dealing with an injury. With that said, it’ll be interesting to see how the lineup looks ...

That all changed when Caleb Martin, Max Strus, and Gabe Vincent left the past two years, which shaped the way Butler viewed ...