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He led Gary (Indiana) Roosevelt High School to a state basketball championship before playing College basketball at Purdue University , and in 1994 he received the Wooden and Naismith Award s. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the first overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and immediately signed an unprecedented 10-year, $68 million contract with them. 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, but experienced controversial and widely publicized friction with teammates Ray Allen and Sam Cassell . He was traded by Milwaukee to the Atlanta Hawks for Toni Kukoc , Leon Smith and a 2003 first-round pick on August 2nd , 2002 . After a year in Atlanta he was traded on July 23rd , 2003 with a 2006 second-round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in a three-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 24th 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 5th , 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. EXTERNAL LINK
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