NBA trade rumor: Heat eye $48M Pistons star to help Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Miami Heat are reportedly considering a trade for Detroit Pistons sharpshooter Duncan Robinson to improve their floor spacing around stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo. The potential deal would involve sending Nikola Jovic to Detroit to balance salary caps.
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Miami Heat's frontcourt build around Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo has left little room to add complementary shooting, but a hypothetical deal with the Detroit Pistons could change that. The Heat are reportedly eyeing a swap that would send Nikola Jovic to Detroit in exchange for Duncan Robinson, the sharpshooter who spent his first seven NBA seasons in Miami before departing last summer.Robinson signed a three-year, $48 million deal with the Pistons via sign-and-trade last July, and his $15.99 million cap figure in 2026-27 lines up closely with Jovic's salary, making the framework realistic on paper.
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