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Nathaniel Cornelius "Nate"/"Kryptonate" Robinson (born May 31, 1984, in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a free agent.
Robinson is listed at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) with shoes, and has a vertical leap of 43.5 inches (110 cm).
Robinson was the 21st selection of the 2005 NBA Draft, chosen by the Phoenix Suns before being traded to the New York Knicks with Quentin Richardson for Kurt Thomas and the draft rights to second-round pick (54th overall) Dijon Thompson.
Robinson played in 72 games his rookie year, starting 26 of them, while averaging 9.3 points and 2.0 assists per game. He had a major breakout performance against the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden where he scored 17 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Of his 17 points, three came on a game-winning three-pointer at the overtime buzzer over his boyhood idol, Allen Iverson. During the All-Star weekend, Robinson won the 2006 Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest, edging Andre Iguodala 141–140 in an unprecedented overtime, although he took 14 attempts to make his final dunk. In his most memorable dunk of the night, he jumped over 1986 champion Spud Webb, and received a perfect 50-point score for the dunk.
During the 2005–06 season, Robinson was reportedly involved in physical altercations between teammates Jerome James and Malik Rose in separate incidents. He was at one point considered by Knicks coach Larry Brown to be demoted to the NBA Development League. He was instead placed on the Inactive List for 10 games between February 24 and March 11.
On February 14, 2009, Robinson won the 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk Competition. During the first round he completed two dunks, the second of which included jumping off Knicks teammate Wilson Chandler, who was on the floor. He finished second in the first round with a score of 87. After the first round, he went into the locker room and changed into a green Knicks jersey with green shorts and green shoes representing Kryptonite (which he called "KryptoNATE"), countering competitor Dwight Howard's Superman theme. In the final round, Nate Robinson, who is only 5 feet 9, jumped over Dwight Howard (6 feet 11 inches) for the slam. Robinson went on to win his second Slam Dunk title with 52% of the fan vote.
Robinson has firmly established himself in the Knicks rotation under new coach Mike D'Antoni. Favored by D'Antoni's run-and-gun style of basketball, Robinson enjoyed his best season in 2008-2009, averaging 17.2 points per game, 4.1 assists per game, and almost 30 minutes per game.
In a five-game period spanning the All Star break (in which he won the Slam Dunk Contest), Robinson averaged 30 ppg, 7 rpg and 7 apg in 37 mpg. These figures included a game-winning performance of 41 points and 8 rebounds against Indiana on February 23.
The high-energy Robinson has become a spark off the bench for the Knicks, and has entrenched himself as a fan-favorite at Madison Square Garden.
On July 14, 2009, Robinson was reportedly offered a 2-year $20 million deal with the Greek basketball club Olympiakos.
On August 12, 2009, Robinson reported on his Twitter page that he will change his number from number 4 to number 2 for the 2009-10 season.
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