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Utah Jazz: Five wings that should be targeted in free agency

By John Keeffer

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 10: Glenn Robinson III #40 of the Indiana Pacers is seen during the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on April 10, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 10: Glenn Robinson III #40 of the Indiana Pacers is seen during the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on April 10, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – MARCH 21: Glenn Robinson III #40 of the Indiana Pacers warms up before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on March 21, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MARCH 21: Glenn Robinson III #40 of the Indiana Pacers warms up before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on March 21, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Glenn Robinson III — Shooting Guard, Indiana Pacers

Alright, now that I have your attention with some incredible dunks, Glenn Robinson III is the next player that you should definitely familiarize yourself with. He has already been brought up by my J-Notes colleague, Jared Woodcox, who believes he has a good amount of untapped potential.

At this point in Robinson’s career, we just don’t have a very large sample size. Injuries have been the culprit in holding him back, but if he can stay healthy, it would appear that he has a lot to contribute.

As illustrated above, he is obviously an elite athlete. At 6-foot-6 and weighing 220 pounds, he has all the measurables to play lock-down defense on the wing. According to Cleaningtheglass.com, he had a steal percentage of 1.7, which is in the 75th percentile for his position. Along with that, though, he only had a foul percentage of 1.9, which is in the 93rd percentile.

Those numbers combined tell us that Robinson has the ability to hound opposing ball-handlers, while staying out of foul trouble.

The under-the-radar part of Robinson’s game though, is his ability to shoot the three. At only 24 years old, he’s improved his shooting every season. Going from 37.8 percent in 2015-16, to 39.2 percent in 2016-17 and to 41.2 percent in 2017-18.

Here’s the question though: is it real? Due to injuries, he only played in 26 games last season, and was out of the rotation because of the unexpected success of the Pacers. Which means the 41.2 percent that he shot from three last season, was on a measly 34 attempts.

The year prior he appeared in 61 games and attempted 124 threes. He shot 39 percent on those, so I would say it’s safe to assume that Robinson can be a consistent 40-percent 3-point shooter over the course of the year.

The Jazz could be getting one of the steals of free-agency in Robinson. He’ll have to remain healthy, but if he works hard with Utah’s development staff, he could be one of the premier 3-and-D players of the bench.

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