Duncan Robinson was essentially a backup plan for the Detroit Pistons. That's not meant to sound disrespectful to the former Miami Heat sharpshooter, but if the Pistons were able to re-sign Malik Beasley, they probably wouldn't have brought Robinson into the fold.
But their hand was forced with Beasley under investigation for gambling by the U.S. District Attorney's Office, so they signed Robinson to a 3-year, $48 million deal — and have quickly realized that was a great decision. Robinson has pretty flawlessly occupied Beasley's role in Detroit, that of a movement, knockdown shooter, and the Pistons are seeing why Robinson was so successful in Miami for years.