{"id":61707,"date":"2025-05-16T06:45:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T06:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=61707"},"modified":"2025-05-16T06:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T06:45:53","slug":"heres-why-duncan-robinson-will-be-one-of-the-nbas-most-coveted-trade-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=61707","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s why Duncan Robinson will be one of the NBA&#8217;s most coveted trade targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4688,h_2637\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/115\/01jva501qas6rrcfpt4v.jpg\" alt=\"Detroit Pistons v Miami Heat\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new CBA has forced several teams into tight financial corners, and the Miami Heat might have a panacea on its roster that looks like Duncan Robinson.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Robinson\u2019s partially guaranteed contract is a rarity in today\u2019s NBA. Of the $19.9 million Robinson is owed next season, just $9.8 million is guaranteed before June 29. That means that any team that waives Robinson before that date would get $10 million of instant savings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">That team could be the Heat or a team in dire financial trouble, like the Phoenix Suns or Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">Both the Suns and Celtics are set to be well above the second tax apron next season, which comes with a steep tax bill and roster-building limitations. After the Suns missed the playoffs and are facing a potential rebuild and Jayson Tatum\u2019s Achilles tear that could lead to a gap year in Boston, getting under the second apron will be a priority for both franchises.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\">Robinson&#8217;s partially guaranteed contract makes him valuable to teams in financial trouble.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">That\u2019s where Robinson comes in. The Suns and Celtics could target Robinson in a trade in an effort to get under the second tax apron. They would have to make other moves to create space, but saving $10 million would get them most of the way there.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">There are other non-guaranteed contracts in the league, but most of them tend to be on a smaller scale, closer to the veteran minimum. Robinson\u2019s is one of the few that approach $10 million or more in non-guaranteed money.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">Others include:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-8\">\n<li>Josh Okogie, Atlanta: $7.7 million<\/li>\n<li>Jock Landale, Houston: $8 million<\/li>\n<li>Kenyon Martin Jr., Utah: $8 million<\/li>\n<li>Cody Martin, Phoenix: $8.7 million<\/li>\n<li>Richaun Holmes, Washington: $13 million<\/li>\n<li>Zion Williamson, New Orleans: $39.4 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">Robinson\u2019s is also valuable because of its higher total value of nearly $20 million, making it ideal for salary-matching in trades. Only Williamson\u2019s contract has a higher total value among majority non-guaranteed contracts in the league next season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">As teams look to create a cushion against either the first or second aprons, they could give Miami a call.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">When it comes to the Suns, Robinson could be a required part of any Kevin Durant trade. A theoretical package of Andrew Wiggins and Robinson would save the Suns enough money to get under the first and second apron.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">If the Heat don\u2019t trade Robinson, they could waive him to potentially get under the luxury tax line, too. Pat Riley during his end-of-season press conference said that avoiding the luxury tax would be a priority.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Heat guard Duncan Robinson&#8217;s partially guaranteed contract makes him valuable to teams in financial trouble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":61708,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Here&#039;s why Duncan Robinson will be one of the NBA&#039;s most coveted trade targets - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=61707\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Here&#039;s why Duncan Robinson will be one of the NBA&#039;s most coveted trade targets - 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