When the Philadelphia 76ers acquired Glenn Robinson III from the Golden State Warriors back in February–it feels like ages ago–the team was looking for him to provide some scoring off their bench. However, there were so many wings on the team and it felt like he needed some more clarity.
Over the break, the veteran appears to have found that as the team gets set to resume the season in Orlando inside the bubble.
“It’s just coming in and trying to do my job at the highest level every day both defensively and offensively,” he explained. “Playing at that wing position, I think I’ll be facing a lot of wings that I’ll be having an opportunity to step up and guard and get out and run and knock down shots and have fun.”
Robinson III was having a career season with the Warriors averaging 12.9 points and shooting 40% from deep while playing 31.6 minutes a night. That was not going to happen in Philadelphia with the amount of depth on the roster as those numbers dropped to 7.4 points, 28.6% shooting from deep, and 18.9 minutes per game.
The opportunity is there for him to make a big impact on the team’s upcoming playoff run. He is scheduled to become a free agent this offseason so this is a chance to prove that he can be a big part of a team’s playoff run. However, minutes are still not guaranteed on this team.
“That’s going to be the challenge for me as the coach when you start getting into it’s Matisse and Glenn Robinson and Alec Burks and Furkan Korkmaz or Mike Scott,” Brown said on his rotation. “I think a lot of it’s going to be driven out of matchups. Like the opponent that we play and how do we match up?”
In the final four games for Philadelphia leading into the suspension, Robinson III averaged 11.8 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting a red hot 54.5% from deep. Those types of performances suggest that he was beginning to turn things around. That should give him some momentum heading into this restart.
Given the opportunity presented to him, both Robinson III and the Sixers would benefit from his strong play. Philadelphia would be able to use his help to go deep into the playoffs while he would be able to make a strong case for free agency. [lawrence-related id=35182,35171,35161]