About Truck Robinson
Leonard Eugene "Truck" Robinson (born October 4, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Washington Bullets (1974–1977), Atlanta Hawks (1977), New Orleans Jazz (1977–1979), Phoenix Suns (1979–1982), and New York Knicks (1982–1985). In 11 seasons Robinson played in 772 games, stayed 25,141 minutes on the court and had a.483 field goal percentage (4,816 for 9,971),.662 free throw percentage (2,355 for 3,556), 7,267 total rebounds (1,985 offensive and 5,282 defensive), 1,348 assists, 533 steals, 510 blocks, 2,253 personal fouls and 11,988 points. He ranks in the NBA's top 100 lists for career rebounds, defensive rebounds and career rebounds per game. He was an Eastern Conference champion in 1975 with the Bullets. In the 1977–78 season with the Jazz, he led the NBA in minutes played (3,638), defensive rebounds (990), total rebounds (1,288) and rebounds per game (15.7), in addition to being named to the All-NBA First Team and East All-Star Team the same season. He was also named to the West All-Star Team in 1981, the year he and the Suns won the Pacific Division. Following his retirement from playing, Robinson served as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings from 2009 to 2012. Robinson started well in 1978–79, averaging 24.2 points and 13.4 rebounds through the first 43 games. But on January 12 the Jazz traded Robinson to the Phoenix Suns for two players and two first-round draft picks. At just 6-foot-7, he became one of the first non-centers ever to lead the league in rebounding, grabbing 15.7 boards per game.
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