KJ Martin greeting his former teammates after the Sixers defeated the Jazz on Sunday.

Before his new team took on his old team, KJ Martin held court in the visitor's locker room at the Wells Fargo Center. Just a few months ago, Martin, 24, was enjoying a breakout season for the Sixers after earning the team's starting power forward job. Then came a stress reaction injury to his foot and a financially-motivated trade. Now, Martin is with the Utah Jazz, who fell to the Sixers on Sunday night.

Martin spoke to the media pregame about his reaction to being traded, his time with the Sixers and more:

"Sh*t, I felt like I was just playing. I really was just playing here a month ago or so, whatever. So that was probably the biggest thing. I mean, even when we landed yesterday... when I got traded last year, I was living [at that hotel] for the month until I figured out where I was staying. So the people that work there, seeing familiar faces. It felt kind of weird, but I'm happy I get to see everybody."

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* Martin on how his new situation reminds him of his time with the Rockets on extremely young teams:

* Martin on whether he has kept in touch with his former teammates:

"Yeah, I spoke to Joel [Embiid] and Tyrese yesterday. [Andre Drummond], he texted me the other week saying he was happy to see me out there. I saw Ricky, I saw everybody."

Martin went on to receive a nice ovation from the crowd when public address announcer Matt Cord read his name during starting lineup introductions, and after the game expressed gratitude: