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Miami Heat: Ranking all five starters for 2021-22 season

By Holden Walter-Warner

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MARCH 06: Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat, Bam Adebayo #13 and Duncan Robinson #55 react against the New Orleans Pelicans during a game at the Smoothie King Center on March 06, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MARCH 06: Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat, Bam Adebayo #13 and Duncan Robinson #55 react against the New Orleans Pelicans during a game at the Smoothie King Center on March 06, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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Ranking Miami Heat starters: 4. SG Duncan Robinson

The Miami Heat locked in Duncan Robinson with a five-year, $90 million contract this summer. Now the team hopes he can lock himself in behind the three-point arc for the next half-decade.

It didn’t take long for Robinson to develop the reputation as one of the most lethal sharpshooters in the league. During his second season in 2019-20, the guard hit 44.6 percent of his threes on 8.3 attempts per game, emerging as an important member of an NBA Finals team.

Robinson was still an elite shooter last season, but he didn’t quite live up to the lofty precedent he set for himself. The guard played slightly more minutes and averaged a tick more three-point attempts, but hit just 40.8 percent of them. After finishing fourth in three-point percentage in 2019-20, Robinson didn’t crack the NBA’s top 20 last year.

An underrated aspect of Robinson’s game is his reliability to take the court every night. He played the maximum amount of regular-season games possible last season and finished second in games the previous year. He has also finished in the top 20 in minutes played in each of those two seasons. Each night, the Heat can count on Robinson to be there.

Robinson still has work to do to become a more complete player, though his defensive rating did outpace his offensive rating last year. He’s sneaky old for a player getting his first big contract at 27 years old, but being a good three-point shooter is a skill that can carry a player well beyond the typical prime of an NBA baller.

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