He became the most dominant player in the Nation during his time with the Purdue Boilermakers. His final season of his college career saw him lead the NCAA in scoring with over 30 points a game and take home every major individual award. It was also at Purdue where he would receive the “Big Dog” nickname from a school maintenance man. He would go on to be drafted first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1994 NBA draft. Glenn Robinson would seek the first $100 million dollar rookie contract in history, and even though he didn’t get that contract, his 10 year $68 million dollar deal would be the largest rookie contract of all time. This contract would also largely influence the rookie wage scale that was implemented the following summer. He would pair with forward Vin Baker to create a good looking duo and although Robinson led all rookies in scoring, he would finish as runner up for rookie of the year behind Jason Kidd and Grant Hill. The first 8 years of Robinson’s career would be spent as a key piece in the early 2000s Milwaukee bucks resurgence alongside Ray Allen and Sam Cassell, culminating in a heartbreaking and controversial Eastern Conference Finals loss. The team would fall apart after this with Robinson being shipped away to Atlanta due to conflict with head coach George Karl and a 2002 arrest. He would have a solid season in Atlanta alongside Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Jason Terry, before again being traded to Philadelphia to play alongside Allen Iverson. Injuries would only allow him to play 42 games for the 76ers in about 2 years and he would be released and then signed by the San Antonio Spurs prior to their 2005 Title run.
Robinson would retire due to injuries after his championship with the Spurs. He left the game after 11 seasons with a career average of over 20 points per game as he was one of the best and most consistent scorers in the league during his career, even being named a back to back all star in the early 2000s. He spent his career in a small market and on top of that wasn’t the most marketable from a personality and playstyle perspective, then was quickly overshadowed by Ray Allen. But his old school game always got the job done and allowed him to maximize his contributions even as injuries quickly deteriorated his body. As a player, he is underappreciated, so today we’re going to take an in depth look at the career of the Big Dog, let’s jog your memory.
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25 июл 2023
