Miami Heat shooting guard Duncan Robinson hasn’t taken a step upward this season. Via the Sun Sentinel:
I had been downplaying this for a while now, citing how Duncan Robinson has expanded his game, including cuts to the basket, finishing at the rim, upgrading his overall defense. And I still believe there have been significant upgrades in those areas. But the reality is that what made Duncan so special last season largely has been missing this season: the ability to go on game-changing 3-point streaks. So what the Heat have to figure out ahead of free agency are two things: Have NBA defenses figured out Duncan Robinson? And even if they have, is his impact on those defenses still impactful from the perspective of freeing up others on offense? On one hand, you hate to allow players to simply walk in free agency. On the other, can the Heat afford to go eight figures annually on a player, who, at the moment, is 73rd in the NBA in 3-point percentage, albeit tied for 10th in 3-pointers per game?
Robinson is 6th on the team in scoring this season, averaging 12.7 points, shooting 41.9% FG and 38.5% 3FG.
Last season, he averaged 13.5 points, shooting 47% FG and 44.6% 3FG.
