Miami Heat's Duncan Robinson Having A Redemption Season?

Miami Heat guard Duncan Robinson is averaging a career-high 14.3 points to start the season.

Things were looking bleak for Duncan Robinson's tenure with the Miami Heat.

He's changing that narrative so far this season. Robinson's 26-point performance (6 of 10 shooting from 3-point range) against the Brooklyn Nets gave flashes of his record-setting sharpshooting in 2020-21. He credited his improvement this season to the lack of pressure to constantly perform at a high level.

"I'm just trying to have fun," Robinson said in the postgame interview. "I feel like there's a weight off my shoulders a little bit to just be myself. Have fun, play free and be aggressive. This team and the coaching staff gives me the green light to do so, which makes it easy on me."

The shooting guard has been essential in Miami's seven-game win streak, especially in the absence of star Tyler Herro. Over this span, Robinson averaged 17.1 points on 41 percent shooting from the arc. But it's no longer just 3-point shooting that he brings to the team. He is getting in the paint more and improving his off-ball movement to get more open looks.

The main conversations around Robinson offseason were in potential trade packages for Damian Lillard and Bradley Beal. But now, he is seeing a larger role that could potentially save his Heat career. Robinson says the goal is to continue this momentum as Miami takes on the Chicago Bulls Saturday night.

"[We want to] keep building on it," Robinson said. "We had a great run on that last road trip, it's an opportunity to keep going. We're not satisfied, we want to keep putting them together."

Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.

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