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Pistons Complete Sign-and-Trade for Duncan Robinson, Sending Simone Fontecchio to Heat

Robinson signed a three-year, $48 million deal featuring a $16.8 million fully guaranteed first year with minimal guarantees thereafter to reduce Detroit’s salary-cap, lower its luxury-tax load

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
former Pistons forward Simone Fontecchio drives in a game against the Celtics on Dec. 12, 2024. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Former Heat forward Duncan Robinson reacts after a foul during his game against the Chicago Bulls at Kaseya Center on Friday, April 19, 2024 in Miami. (John McCall/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
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Overview

  • The agreement was finalized July 7, sending Robinson to Detroit, Simone Fontecchio to Miami on a one-for-one exchange.
  • Robinson’s contract guarantees $16.8 million for 2025-26, carries a $2 million guarantee in 2026-27 and leaves his 2027-28 salary non-guaranteed.
  • By taking on Fontecchio’s $8.3 million final-year salary, Miami lowers its luxury-tax obligations, replenishes wing depth.
  • Robinson concluded his seven-season Heat tenure as the franchise’s all-time leader in three-pointers with an emotional Instagram farewell to Heat Nation.
  • Detroit adds veteran shooting to support its young core, enhance floor spacing as part of a broader rebuild.