NBA Draft: Luka Doncic rises to first in 2018 NBA Redraft

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Duncan Robinson. 9. player. 27. . Small Forward. New York Knicks

Duncan Robinson has played 160 career games and already hit 530 3-pointers, by far the highest-volume 3-point start to a career in NBA history. That averages out to 3.3 made 3-pointers per game, which ranks second all-time only to Stephen Curry. Robinson’s career 42.3 percent mark from outside is 13th all-time, and fourth among active players. Simply put, Robinson is already forcing his way into the list of greatest shooters of all time.

What’s even more remarkable is that Robinson is doing so not as a lottery pick, but as an undrafted free agent who worked his way up from a two-way contract and frequent time in the G League to starting 141 games for a perennial playoff team. Robinson just inked a five-year, $90 million deal to continue serving as the bomber of the Miami Heat.

At 6’7″ Robinson has enough size to survive at small forward in small lineups, but he is most comfortably deployed at the 2, where his height allows him to fire over most defenders. He can shoot flying off of screens and get his body lined up to the basket instantly. Without Robinson, many of the Heat’s lineups would gum up from lack of spacing. He provides much of that spacing all by himself.

In our redraft, Robinson goes from undrafted to Top 10, with the New York Knicks getting an elite shooter to pair with whoever they continue to bring in during their rebuild. They originally took Kevin Knox, who has been a major disappointment and won’t be appearing in our redraft. Robinson is probably best set up for success on a veteran team with savvy passers, but he could thrive anywhere.