Nate Robinson net worth
What is Nate Robinson’s net worth and career income?
Nate Robinson is a retired American professional basketball player who has a net worth of $9 million. During his NBA career from 2005 to 2016, Nate’s salary alone was just under $25 million. He has played in the NBA for teams including the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls. Before that, he held collegiate positions at the University of Washington. In 2010, Robinson became the NBA’s first three-time slam dunker.
Early life and college career
Nate Robinson was born in Seattle, Washington in 1984. His father, Jacques Robinson, played football at the University of Washington, while his mother, Renee, ran a beauty salon. The first two years of Robinson High School were spent at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle before going to James Logan High School in Union City, California. During his senior year, he returned to Rainier Beach, where he excelled in football, basketball and track and field. Robinson led his basketball team to a 28-2 record and AAA state championship.
Originally attending the University of Washington on a football scholarship, Robinson decided to focus on basketball from his sophomore year. In the 2002-03 season, he led the team with 13 points per game. The following year, he made the All-Pac-10 first team and led Washington to the NCAA Sweet 16. He was also named to the NABC All-NCAA Division 14 First Team and Pac-10 All-Championship Team. In April 2005, Robinson resigned as a senior to declare for the NBA draft.
New York Knicks
Robinson was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 2005 NBA draft; however, he was soon traded to the New York Knicks. In his rookie season, Robinson played 72 games for the Knicks, averaging 9.3 points and 2 assists. In December 2006, he was one of the main players in the infamous spat between the Knicks and Denver Nuggets. As a result, he was suspended for 10 games. The next season, Robinson averaged 12.7 points and scored a career-high 45 points in March against the Portland Trail Blazers. Robinson had his best season in 2008-09, averaging 17.2 points and 4.1 assists. After a stint on the bench early in the 2009-10 season, Robinson scored 41 points in an overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks.
Slam Dunk Champion
At All-Star Weekend in 2006, Robinson won the first of his three Sprite Dunk Contests. In his most famous dunk of the game, he skipped 1986 champ Spud Webb for a perfect 50. Robinson failed to defend his title the following year as he finished second behind Boston Celtics’ Gerald Green. However, he returned to win the 2009 game, surpassing Dwight Howard with 52 percent of the fan vote. In February 2010, Robinson won the slam dunk contest again, becoming the first three-time slam dunk champion in history.
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boston celtics
Robinson was traded to the Boston Celtics in early 2010. In his 26 games for the team, he averaged 6.5 points. Despite his limited time on the court, he made many important contributions to the Celtics’ playoff run and helped the team reach the NBA Finals. The next season, from November to December, he started 11 games for the team, six of which were part of a 14-game winning streak.
Thunder and Warriors
In 2011, Robinson was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Although he reappeared in the Western Conference finals that year, he was out of the Thunder’s rotation entirely and was waived by the team before the start of the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season. Robinson has since signed with the Golden State Warriors. In a January game, he led the team with 24 points in an overtime victory over the Miami Heat. He finished the season with averages of 11.2 points and 4.5 assists.
Bulls, Nuggets, Clippers and Pelicans
Robinson signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bulls in 2012. He started 23 games and was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week in early February. From early March to April, he averaged 18.6 points and 5.1 assists per game. Facing the Heat in the semifinals, Robinson had 27 points and nine assists in Game 1 to give the Bulls the lead. However, the team lost the next four games to the Heat.
After signing a multi-year deal with the Denver Nuggets in 2013, Robinson was traded to the Boston Celtics using the player option in the contract. Two days later, he was waived by the Celtics. In 2015, he signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, and another 10 days later. However, due to injuries, he was not left behind. Robinson then signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. He was waived by the team shortly after.
post-NBA career
After retiring from the NBA, Robinson signed with Tel Aviv Shapoor of the Israeli Basketball Super League. In his 14 games for the team, he averaged 16.2 points and 2.9 assists. The following year, Robinson was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. He then signed with Guarros de Lara of Baronsesto, Venezuela’s professional league, with which he won the 2017 LPB title. In 2018, Robinson signed with Beirut, the home player of the Lebanese Basketball League, but was cut due to injury.
Outside of his career, Robinson opened a chicken and waffle restaurant in Seattle in 2014. He later appeared in the basketball comedy film “Uncle Drew,” in which he played the role of Boots.
boxing
In November 2020, Nate had a boxing match with YouTuber Jake Paul. Nate was eliminated in the second round. Nate gets a $500,000 match guarantee, plus a 50% pay-per-view revenue share.
personal life
Robinson has three children with his high school sweetheart Sheena Feliz: Navyi, Nahmier and Ny’ale. Robinson is also an avid car collector, owning cars such as the Pontiac Firebird and the orange Cadillac CTS-V.
