Milwaukee Bucks: Top 10 NBA Draft picks in franchise history
10. Glenn Robinson (SF) – No. 1 pick in 1994 NBA Draft
Career stats (with the Bucks): 568 GP, 21.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 3.1 TOV, 46.3 FG,%, 34.0 3P%, 81.2 FT%
The Milwaukee Bucks won the first overall pick in the NBA Draft four times during their history, with the first time bringing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and an NBA title to Milwaukee. The second and fourth brought disappointing centers who were eventually traded away (Kent Benson and Andrew Bogut). The third was a small forward called Glenn “Big Dog” Robinson.
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For much of his career, Robinson was the best player in Milwaukee, including his rookie year when he scored 21.4 points per game and finished second in Rookie of the Year voting. In eight seasons with the Bucks, he failed to put up 20 points per game just once (18.4 in 1998-99) and made it to a pair of All-Star games in 2000 and 2001.
Robinson toiled for years on the Bucks, putting up numbers and highlight reel plays but failing to propel the team into the postseason. That changed under the tutelage of George Karl, and alongside Ray Allen and Sam Cassel the Bucks returned to the postseason after a seven-year drought including the start of Robinson’s career.
The so-called “Big Three” lead Milwaukee to the playoffs in four of five seasons, never finishing below .500. The height of their run was in 2001 when the team was a game away from the NBA Finals, pushing Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers to seven games before eventually losing.
While Glenn Robinson was never a truly dominant player, he was a versatile scoring threat and a beloved Milwaukee Buck. That gets him onto the list at 10 ahead of a longtime teammate in Vin Baker and a fellow first overall pick in Andrew Bogut.