The Philadelphia 76ers made a trade in the wee hours of the morning on February 6 to acquire Glenn Robinson III and Alec Burks from the Golden State Warriors. While the trade was made Thursday, they weren’t with the team until Sunday and that caused a lot of questions amongst fans.
When the trade was made, the Warriors were in Brooklyn taking on the Nets. Some thought that they should have been with the team the next day. Especially when considering Robert Covington joined the Houston Rockets and played a day after being traded. However, it doesn’t work like that when they have to go back to San Francisco and then come back across the country.
“I tried to pack up as much we could real quick,” a laughing Robinson explained. “I know there was a lot of jokes on Instagram and Twitter about me and AB taking the old school wagons and all that [expletive]. People don’t understand that we’re human and we’re coming across the country. I know some guys took a PJ right to their next team, but we weren’t able to do that. We’ve both got families and daughters and things change real quick so it takes time to get used to things.”
The Sixers started Robinson in the second half of Tuesday’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers and it was a moment that he did not see coming, but he always has a mindset to stay ready. Even if it was only his second game with the team.
“I think throughout my career, I’ve started and came off the bench, I’ve done it all,” he said. “I feel like a guy playing for coach before, you never know what might happen. It’s all about staying ready.”
Robinson will now have a full week or so to begin learning everything about his new team before they play again on February 20 against the Brooklyn Nets at home. [lawrence-related id=25645,25631,25621]