When an NBA team offers a player a contract, they can only base it on the information they have available. If any front office were clairvoyant, rest assured, they’d win every NBA title.
Some players outperform their contract. Making strides after getting paid is exactly what teams are hoping for when they ink an extension. On the other hand, some players get more money than they deserve.
It’s inevitable. Sometimes, their statistical output drops. Other times, a hole in their game becomes apparent with a brighter spotlight. Such has been the case with Duncan Robinson.
In particular, his defensive deficiencies became especially pronounced in the 2021-22 playoffs. In fact, he was virtually unplayable.
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Now, the Heat have a player with a $16.9 million dollar annual price tag that they don’t trust when it counts.
Still, with some creativity (and potentially, sweeteners attached), they might be able to move it anyway. Here are three deals that have them doing so.