Duncan Robinson

Despite a solid college career at Michigan, one where he displayed a penchant for clutch long-distance shooting, Robinson nevertheless went undrafted in June 2018 and first found his way into the professional ranks via a Summer League contract with the Heat. He parlayed that opportunity into a two-way pact for the 2018-19 season by averaging 12.1 points (on 51.8 percent shooting, including 55.3 percent from three-point range), 2.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists across 25.6 minutes over seven games between the California Classic and Las Vegas tournaments. Robinson then continued to light it up in the G League with Sioux Falls, putting up 21.4 points (51.4 percent shooting, including 48.3 percent from three-point range), 4.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal across 36.9 minutes over 33 games. He only saw 10.7 minutes per contest across 15 games at the NBA level during his rookie season, but his development continued over seven more games this past summer (16.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.0 SPG across 29.5 minutes). That was apparently enough to convince Miami that Robinson was worthy of another extended look this coming season, as his 2019-20 contract became fully guaranteed in mid-July. At 6-foot-8, Robinson is capable of filling either wing spot, which could certainly help his chances for playing time down the line. For the time being, it appears he's set for another extended G League stay during the forthcoming campaign; however, a stellar showing in training camp and preseason could potentially speed up his career progress, especially if Robinson can show promise as a viable source of second-unit scoring for a team that lost Dwyane Wade to retirement.