With C.J. Miles going from sitting out the first preseason game against the Bulls for precautionary reasons due to a sore knee to not being “allowed to do” basketball activities, it is beginning to look more and more like Glenn Robinson III will be called upon to deliver as the backup wing’s lone designated survivor.
Such a proposition would have been decidedly more iffy a little more than a year ago when the 22-year-old’s spotty defensive awareness made him somewhat of a liability within the team’s more deliberate playing style. Now, with speed and reads being prioritized over play calling, Robinson III’s high-flying athleticism and ability to move without the basketball are being better maximized.