Utah Jazz Receive: G/F Duncan Robinson, 2023 First-Round Pick (MIA)
Miami Heat Receive: F Bojan Bogdanovic
Professional sports contracts are a funny thing. Often, they scandalize non-sports fans. To be sure, they are typically gaudy.
On the other hand, athletes are paid in relation to the income they generate. Sports are big business.
If athletes got paid any less, owners would be getting the extra compensation. If that sits right with you, we’ll have to agree to disagree.
With that said, some NBA players are overpaid. If a contract exceeds its value to the team, we can confidently say that. For example, Duncan Robinson is overpaid.
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The Heat deemed him unplayable in the 2021-22 playoffs. His defense is a serious liability for his team. Meanwhile, his annual contract of $16.9 million doesn’t look good on the Heat’s books.
Would the Jazz really absorb it just to land a first-round pick?