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Duncan Robinson Heads to Pistons in Three-Year Sign-and-Trade With Heat

Miami offloads Robinson’s final-season salary in exchange for Simone Fontecchio to navigate below the NBA luxury tax threshold.

Apr 20, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson (55) dribbles the ball in the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images/File Photo
Detroit Pistons forward Simone Fontecchio, front, brings the ball down the court during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Los Angeles. (RAUL ROMERO JR./AP Photo)
Simone Fontecchio of the Detroit Pistons dunks in the Nike Freak 6 NRG EP ‘Roses’ in front of Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat in the Nike Sabrina 2 ‘By You’ during the second half in the first round of the Emirates NBA Cup at Little Caesars Arena
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Overview

  • On July 1 the Heat finalized a sign-and-trade deal sending Duncan Robinson to the Detroit Pistons on a three-year, $48 million contract.
  • Robinson invoked his early-termination option on his final guaranteed season with Miami to secure a more favorable starting salary.
  • The Heat acquired Detroit’s Simone Fontecchio on a one-year, $8.3 million contract as part of the exchange.
  • The transaction lowers Miami’s cap, luxury tax, and apron obligations and keeps the team below the NBA luxury tax threshold.
  • Robinson returns to Michigan, where he starred at the University of Michigan before joining the Heat as an undrafted free agent and becoming their franchise leader in three-pointers.