Hot Hot Hoops · Oct 2, 2022
Is Duncan Robinson poised for a bounce-back year?
Photo by Eric Espada/Getty ImagesDuncan Robinson was the easiest punching bag for the Miami Heat last season. Fresh off signing a five-year, $90 million contract, he struggled to shoot early in the season. Although he had better stretches later, he lost his starting spot to Max Strus just before the playoffs and was out of the rotation soon thereafter.
Many expected (or hoped) the Heat would trade Robinson for a power forward this off-season. Of course, that didn’t happen. The former Division III college player is back for another year in Miami. And now, he said that he is in a great place “between the ears.”
