Tag: Justin Robinson

Thunder suffer another big loss in Mykhailiuk’s return to Detroit

Svi Mykhailiuk faced his former team, while Jaylen Hoard and Justin Robinson debuted for the OKC Thunder against the Detroit Pistons.

If one time is chance, two times is coincidence and three times is a pattern, the Oklahoma City Thunder have reached that final phase: With a 132-108 loss to the Detroit Pistons, they have suffered three bad losses in a row.

Without any active players from the preferred starting lineup, this is starting to become a trend.

The Thunder lost to the Phoenix Suns by 37 points on Friday. The next night, they fell by 48 to the Portland Trail Blazers, two shy of the organization’s worst deficit in team history. They couldn’t recover Monday despite playing against one of the worst teams in the league.

Svi Mykhailiuk faced the Pistons for the first time since they traded him to the Thunder. He had 17 points and a career-best four steals, showcasing some of the skill that Detroit had wanted to see more of from him before trading him, but he couldn’t get revenge.

The Thunder are now 10 games below .500 for the first time this season.

Oklahoma City cut it close in the middle two quarters, but they couldn’t sustain any runs. After falling behind by 24 in the second quarter, they cut the deficit to seven before slipping just prior to halftime. Detroit extended its lead back up to 15 early in the third, but OKC cut it down to nine.

None of it was sustainable. The Pistons shot 52.1% from the field and 46.4% from 3 while Oklahoma City made only 41.2% of its looks and shot a mere 18.5% from behind the arc.

“We didn’t play really good defense,” Mykhailiuk said. “We scored enough, we scored 100 points, I feel like that’s enough to win a game, but on defense we let them score 130.”

That’s the third game in a row the Thunder have given up more than 130 points, and the third game in a row they lost by a huge margin.

Thunder vs. Pistons halftime: Mykhailiuk has 11 points vs. former team

Svi Mykhailiuk led the OKC Thunder with 11 points in the first half in his first game vs. the Pistons since Detroit traded him.

The Oklahoma City Thunder only scored 19 points in the first quarter against the Detroit Pistons and trailed by as many as 23 in the second, but a run by the OKC bench unit helped the team get back in the game. At halftime, the Thunder trailed 58-47.

The Thunder bench scored 12 straight points in the second quarter, all from players new to the team. Six were from Justin Robinson and two were from Jaylen Hoard, and the other four came via Tony Bradley.

Those three players each had six points in the first half.

Svi Mykhailiuk helped the Thunder cut the deficit to single digits before the Pistons found their footing. Mykhailiuk, who was traded from Detroit to Thunder last month, led OKC with 11 points.

Hamidou Diallo, who the Pistons got in return, posted four points in the half.

Ty Jerome had some very nice passes to help the Thunder cut back into the deficit, and Darius Miller had three steals.

To get back into the game, the Thunder will have to improve their shooting — the team is shooting 37.5% from the field and 26.7% from deep — and get more transition chances on offense. The team only had six fast break points.

Tune in to Bally Sports Oklahoma to see the remainder of the game.

Thunder sign Justin Robinson, Jaylen Hoard to contracts

The OKC Thunder announced they signed Justin Robinson to a 10-day contract and Jaylen Hoard to a two-way contract.

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced they signed two players to contracts on Monday afternoon.

Justin Robinson, a 6-foot-1, 23-year-old guard, was signed to a 10-day contract. He impressed in the G League bubble, averaging 15.5 points, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 40.5% from 3. He helped the Delaware Blue Coats get to the championship game, where they lost to the Lakeland Magic.

Robinson appeared in nine games for the Washington Wizards last season.

He was signed using the spot created earlier Monday when the Thunder waived forward Justin Jackson.

Hoard was signed to a two-way contract using the spot that was opened when the Thunder signed Moses Brown to a standard deal.

The 6-foot-8 forward played for the OKC Blue in the bubble this season, where he averaged 9.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 22 minutes per game. He shot 49.1% from the field.

Hoard, who turned 22 on March 30, appeared in 13 games with the Portland Trail Blazers last season, his rookie year.

Both are active against the Detroit Pistons on the Monday night game, head coach Mark Daigneault said prior to the contest.

Oklahoma City announced Monday morning that they had waived forward Justin Jackson, who played 33 games for the Thunder this season.

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Sixers to waive Justin Robinson, Lamine Diane to make room on roster

The Philadelphia 76ers are waiving Justin Robinson and Lamine Diane to make room on the roster.

The Philadelphia 76ers recently signed two players to exhibit 10 contracts in order to get their camp roster up to 20.

They will now waive those same two players.

The Sixers signed Justin Robinson to a contract on Sunday and they will then waive him on Monday. Along with Robinson, the team is also waiving Lamine Diane as they continue to make room on the roster for some incoming players.

The trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder is set to finally become official on Tuesday which means Danny Green and Terrance Ferguson will need to be added to the roster. The team’s training camp roster was at a maximum of 20 and waiving Robinson and Diane will allow Green and Ferguson on the roster.

The Sixers can now retain Robinson’s G League rights if he signs with a G League team. One can expect him to end up with the Delaware Blue Coats, Philadelphia’s G League affiliate, at some point this season. [lawrence-related id=39959,39955,39952]

Report: Sixers to sign guard Justin Robinson to an exhibit 10 contract

The Philadelphia 76ers will sign Justin Robinson to an exhibit 10 deal.

The Philadelphia 76ers are still working through their final roster as they prepare for the training camp. They are currently missing a few players due to the global COVID-19 pandemic as they go through the protocols before they can return to camp and they need some more bodies.

On Sunday, the team announced that they will sign Justin Robinson to an exhibit 10 contract. He spent the 2019-20 season mostly in the Washington Wizards organization playing in nine games for the Wizards, but he spent the majority with the Capital City Go-Go.

He was acquired by Philadelphia’s G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, and he averaged 14.2 points and 5.1 assists in 15 games with the Blue Coats. He would have had a longer season, but the global pandemic shut the G League season down completely.

Robinson will spend camp with the team, but he will most likely head back down to Delaware. He will be able to develop more down with coach Connor Johnson and the Blue Coats. [lawrence-related id=39920,39917,39890]

UGA football player card: WR Justin Robinson

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Justin Robinson signed with the University of Georgia as a member of the class of 2020

Justin Robinson, Wide Receiver (#17):

Class: Freshman

Height: 6-4

Weight: 200 pounds

Hometown: McDonough, Georgia

High School: Eagles Landing

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Justin Robinson signed with the University of Georgia as a member of the class of 2020. Robinson has great size and came to Athens as a four-star recruit. Robinson won multiple state championships during his time at Eagles Landing Christian Academy.

Robinson will have an opportunity to compete this seasonespecially with Dominick Blaylock’s torn ACL. He’s expected to battle with other talented recruits for playing time at wide receiver opposite George Pickens.

Kirby Smart and Todd Monken signed Robinson, Arian Smith, Marcus Rosemy, Jermaine Burton (LSU flip), and Ladd McConkey in the class of 2020 at the wide receiver position. It will be interesting to see which ones emerge from this talented group as freshmen.

Here’s a look at Robinson following won of his state championship victories:

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Sixers G League affiliate, Blue Coats, claim Justin Robinson off waivers

The Delaware Blue Coats acquire Justin Robinson from the Capital City Go-Go.

While the Philadelphia 76ers continue their brief three-game road trip, their G League affiliate made a move. The Delaware Blue Coats claimed Justin Robinson off waivers from the Capital City Go-Go, the affiliate of the Washington Wizards.

Robinson played 18 games with the Go-Go and averaged 14.2 points and 6.3 assists and he scored in double-figures for all, but two of those games. He also played nine games with the Wizards and he averaged 1.4 points and he made three of his five attempts from deep over those games.

In a corresponding move, the Blue Coats had to waive Philadelphia product, Isaiah Miles who went to St. Joseph’s. He averaged 6.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 11 games for Delaware and he saw some preseason action with the Sixers.

While the Blue Coats will continue to focus on the development of young players Zhaire Smith and Marial Shayok, it helps to have more talent in the system. Robinson can offer more scoring and shooting from the perimeter.

He will be available for Delaware’s next matchup with the Memphis Hustle on Wednesday. [lawrence-related id=23996,23985,23978]

4-star WR signs with Georgia football

4-star WR Justin Robinson signed with Georgia football on Wednesday.

4-star wide receiver Justin Robinson has signed with Georgia for the class of 2020.

Robinson, a Georgia commit since March, made things official on Early Signing Day when he put pen to paper, officially making him a Bulldog.

Out of Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy in Mcdonough, Georgia, is a 6-4, 200 pound threat that Bulldogs desperately need.

He ranks as the 291st overall player, 48th wide receiver an 30th in the state of Georgia.