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#13 – Jerome Robinson – Los Angeles Clippers
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated22 Nov 2021
After trading for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Boston guard Jerome Robinson with the 13th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.
Count the Clippers among lottery teams that passed on Michael Porter, Jr. and looked elsewhere. Robinson is versatile guard thatcan score from all over the court. Robinson can score from the outside and has a strong handle allowing him to play either guard position. Robinson put up 20.7 points and 3.3 assists per game and 40.9 percent from three-point range. Like any standout scorer, Robinson can score from distance and around the rim. While he can score at a high level, Robinson is not known for his defensive abilities and will need to improve in this area to be a true impact player at the next level.
Robinson is a bit undersized (listed around 6-foot-5) to play the small forward position. However, the Clippers, under Doc Rivers, have never been shy about using undersized wings at the small forward. For example, the team has gotten away with playing Austin Rivers and Jamal Crawford at small forward over the years. According to reports, the team may have already decided to move on from guard Milos Teodisic making Robinson a capable player offensive player to place besides defensively minded point guard Patrick Beverley.
