Miami Heat Receive: F Talen Horton-Tucker, G Kendrick Nunn
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G/F Duncan Robinson
The Miami Heat would be moving from Duncan Robinson in this hypothetical NBA trade scenario by trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Talen Horton-Tucker and Kendrick Nunn.
Robinson signed a five-year, $90.0 million contract last offseason and is still set to earn $74.4 million over the next four seasons. The Lakers would need to be willing to commit to adding another major salary onto their books for the long-term.
When considering the main weakness the Lakers have is a lack of perimeter shooting, adding a sharpshooter like Robinson could be worth the risk. We’ll get into that more in-depth later.
The Heat could be uniquely enthusiastic about being a Kendrick Nunn suitor since they are already very familiar with what he brings to the game. With Nunn being set to earn $5.2 million on an expiring salary, Miami wouldn’t have to make a big investment by bringing him back.
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Horton-Tucker will earn just under $10.3 million next season and is signed just through 2023-24. The benefit for the Heat is moving on from the hefty final two years of Robinson’s deal — clearing a total of $40.2 million between 2024-25 and 2025-26.
Let’s look at the case for this NBA trade scenario for both the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat.
