Glenn Robinson

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Glenn Robinson
Position	Power forward
Nickname	Big Dog
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Nationality	United States
Born	January 10, 1973 Gary, Indiana
College	Purdue
Draft	1^st overall, 1994 Milwaukee Bucks
Pro career	1994 – present
Former teams	Milwaukee Bucks (1994–2002) Atlanta Hawks (2002–2003) Philadelphia 76ers (2003–2004) San Antonio Spurs (2005)

Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson (born January 10, 1973 in Gary, Indiana) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently inactive.

He led Gary (Indiana) Roosevelt High School to a state basketball championship and was a McDonald's All-American before playing college basketball at Purdue University, and in 1994 he received the Wooden and Naismith Awards. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the first overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft. After a hold out that lasted until the beginning of training camp, he eventually signed an unprecedented 10-year, $68 million contract. During his first pro year, he was twice named the Schick NBA Rookie of the Month and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team after a leading rookie average of 21.9 points per game. He was selected for the 1996 USA Basketball Olympic Basketball Team but was unable to play because of injury.

While playing for the Milwaukee Bucks, Robinson racked up some of the best personal stats in franchise history. He was traded by Milwaukee to the Atlanta Hawks for Toni Kukoc, Leon Smith and a 2003 first-round pick on August 2, 2002.

After a year in Atlanta he was traded on July 23, 2003 with a 2006 second-round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in a four-team deal in which the Hawks acquired Randy Holcomb, a first-round draft pick and cash considerations from Philadelphia, along with Terrell Brandon from the Minnesota Timberwolves. As part of the deal Philadelphia sent Keith Van Horn to the New York Knicks and acquired Marc Jackson from the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves acquired Latrell Sprewell from Knicks.

After an average year in Philadelphia during the 2003-04 season, Robinson did not play a game for the 76ers in the 2004-05 season largely due to an injury. On February 24, 2005 he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets. In exchange the 76ers acquired forwards Rodney Rogers and Jamal Mashburn. Robinson was waived by the team almost immediately and never suited up for them. He was signed by the San Antonio Spurs on April 5, 2005 to establish an additional shooting presence as the team prepared for the playoffs. With the Spurs, Glenn Robinson finally won an NBA championship in 2005.