Does this trade make sense for the Miami Heat?
Other than being a three-point shooter, Duncan Robinson does not bring much to the table for the Miami Heat in terms of winning a championship.
He is not an aggressive rebounder and all Robinson does is run around the perimeter looking for open three-point opportunities. There is nothing wrong with this, as he is one of the best in the league at what he does, but the Heat have a lot of money tied down to Duncan Robinson.
Paying him $16.9 million alone next season, it is hard to imagine that Robinson will live up to this kind of value, especially when a player like Harrison Barnes, who can do a lot more on both ends of the court than Duncan Robinson, is making $18.3 million next season.
The whole point of moving Duncan Robinson would be to save cap space and stay under the luxury tax line, but trading him for Harrison Barnes definitely has its advantages for the Heat.
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Barnes is not only a strong three-point shooter himself, as the veteran has shot 41.5% from deep this season, but he is also going to be in the final year of his contract, giving the Heat flexibility in future offseason to continue building championship contending teams around their trio of All-Stars.
Trading Duncan Robinson in the offseason is a very real possibility for the Miami Heat, especially since they do not like to cross the luxury tax line as a team.
