Re-grading the top 10 picks of the 2012 NBA Draft

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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 24: Thomas Robinson #0 of the Atlanta Hawks poses for portraits during media day at Emory Sports Medicine Complex on September 24, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia, Grading the top 10 picks of the 2012 NBA Draft. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Grading the top 10 picks of the 2012 NBA Draft: 5. Thomas Robinson – F

Yikes.

When I previously said it could’ve been much worse, this is what I meant.

Thomas Robinson was seen as an athletic monster coming out of Kansas, and according to NBADRAFT.net, Robinson was viewed as one of the safer options in the 2012 draft. Boy, were they wrong.

In Robinson’s short five-year career, he only managed to average 4.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 0.6 assists while shooting 47 percent from the field. Definitely not ideal for the fifth-overall pick.

This is especially true considering that the Sacramento Kings decided to trade Robinson during his rookie year to the Houston Rockets for Patrick Patterson, Cole Aldrich, and Toney Douglas.

Personally, since Robinson wasn’t at the top of my watch list throughout his career, the reason he failed is unbeknownst to me. You’d think that an NBA player as athletically gifted as him would at least be able to carve out a career as a decent role player.

There are zero doubts that Robinson is one of the biggest busts in NBA history, as not only did he fail to meet expectations, but he was never even a solid role player for any team.