Editing David Robinson (section)

==Player profile==
Robinson possessed tremendous mobility in the post, speed, and ball-handling, especially for a center. With good hands on both offense and defense, Robinson was nearly unstoppable on both sides of the floor, throwing down dunks and blocking shots. He was also noted for his strong midrange jumpshot.

Robinson averaged 21.1 points per game, 10.7 [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounds]] per game, 3 blocks per game, and 2.5 [[Assist (basketball)|assists]] per game over 987 games in his NBA career. He is also one of only a very small group of players to have scored over 20,000 career points in the NBA, as well as being one of only four players to have recorded a [[quadruple-double]]<ref name="bio" /> (with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks against the [[Detroit Pistons]] on February 17, 1994).

He is also one of only ten players to record 70 or more points in a single game. Robinson scored 71 points against the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] on April 24, 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/features/robinson_71_points.html|title=David Robinson Scores 71 points|website=San Antonio Spurs|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129052249/https://www.nba.com/spurs/features/robinson_71_points.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Only [[Elgin Baylor]] (71 points), [[Wilt Chamberlain]] (70, 72, 73 twice, 78, 100 points), [[David Thompson (basketball)|David Thompson]] (73 points), [[Devin Booker]] (70 points), [[Donovan Mitchell]] (71 points), [[Damian Lillard]] (71 points), [[Kobe Bryant]] (81 points), [[Joel Embiid]] (70 points), and [[Luka Dončić]] (73 points) have scored 70 or more points in a single game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Damian Lillard scores career-high, franchise-record 71 points in win over Rockets |url=https://www.nba.com/news/damian-lillard-scores-career-high-franchise-record-71-points-in-win-over-rockets |website=NBA.com |access-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301063348/https://www.nba.com/news/damian-lillard-scores-career-high-franchise-record-71-points-in-win-over-rockets |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NBA.com 2023">{{cite web | title=Donovan Mitchell scores Cavs' franchise-record, career-best 71 points in OT win | website=NBA.com | date=January 3, 2023 | url=https://www.nba.com/news/cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-scores-franchise-record-career-best-71-points | access-date=January 4, 2023 | archive-date=January 6, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106225902/https://www.nba.com/news/cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-scores-franchise-record-career-best-71-points | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Luka Doncic racks up historic 73 points days after Joel Embiid scored 70 |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/nba/luka-doncic-nba-history-73-points/3445843/ |website=nbcdfw.com |date=January 27, 2024 |access-date=February 10, 2024 }}</ref>

Robinson is also noteworthy for his harmonious relationship with [[Tim Duncan]]. Sportswriter Chris Sheridan noted that it was rare for someone like Robinson to have welcomed and mentored Duncan as willingly as he did,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/halloffame09/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&page=090910robinsonHOF |title=An Admiral recollection from the year David Robinson and MJ retired – ESPN |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=September 11, 2009 |access-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105210507/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/halloffame09/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&page=090910robinsonHOF |url-status=live }}</ref> and to have reduced his own role in the team's offense to accommodate a younger star.<ref name="auto"/> In 2022, to commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary ''[[The Athletic]]'' ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Robinson as the 20th greatest player in NBA history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theathletic.com/3069748/2022/01/24/nba-75-at-no-20-david-robinson-used-speed-power-grace-to-set-the-spurs-on-a-course-for-greatness/ | title=NBA 75: At No. 20, David Robinson used speed, power, grace to set the Spurs on a course for greatness | access-date=March 11, 2023 | archive-date=March 11, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311000140/https://theathletic.com/3069748/2022/01/24/nba-75-at-no-20-david-robinson-used-speed-power-grace-to-set-the-spurs-on-a-course-for-greatness/ | url-status=live | last1=Kamrani | first1=Christopher | website=[[The Athletic]] }}</ref>