Philadelphia 76ers: Glenn Robinson’s tough free agency decision
Free agency is always full of tough decisions and for Glenn Robinson III of the Philadelphia 76ers, those decisions are even tougher this offseason.
Due to the impact of the coronavirus, the NBA season has been put on hold. With the uncertain future of this season, there could be a lot of negative repercussions and one could be the impact next season’s salary cap, per Bobby Marks of ESPN. With there being a chance that the salary cap might negatively be impacted, Glenn Robinson III of the Philadelphia 76ers has an even tougher choice about his free agency now.
Robinson has a player option worth $2.1 million, but to be honest, he has outperformed that option by a mile. This season, despite having a significant drop off after being traded to the Sixers midseason, Robinson was still having a career year. He was averaging, 11.8 points and 4.3 rebounds, while 38.7 percent from deep this season.
With the Golden State Warriors, he averaged 12.9 points and 4.7 rebounds on 40.0 percent shooting from deep. Part of the reason for his career year there was because due to injuries and poor roster construction, Robinson saw a career-high in usage percentage.
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It took Robinson eight games before he made a 3-pointer with the Sixers this season. It probably didn’t help that he’s said in an interview with Spencer Davis of Basketball Insiders that he didn’t know his role when he first came over in the trade. With Philly, he was averaging 7.4 points and 2.8 rebounds, while making just 28.6 percent of his 3-pointers.
If it was a normal offseason, it would make sense for Robinson to opt-out of his deal and try to find a team that willing to pay him a lot. However, this isn’t a regular offseason thanks to the coronavirus outbreak.
If the salary cap gets negatively affected by results for this disease, then there may not be a lot of money in free agency. While he still probably get more than $2.1 million, he probably couldn’t get too much more than that and that would be tough if he wants a long term deal for his next contract.
If Robinson wants a long deal that pays him the most, his best bet is to wait to sign one in the offseason of 2021, so that the salary cap has time to recover from these trying times. That means he would either have to opt-into his current player option or opt-out and sign a one-year deal with Philly or elsewhere.
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Robinson has some tough choices to make whenever the offseason begins. It will be interesting to see if he stays with the Philadelphia 76ers or signs elsewhere and for how long of a contract.