Just because the Miami Heat can make a trade happen, that doesn’t mean they should and that means even for Bradley Beal.
Closing The Case
Lastly and the biggest of the three points here, Duncan Robinson is practically untouchable and even for Beal, as we told you sometime back. He is arguably the best shooter in the game right now, bar none.
Even though he isn’t and won’t ever be the player that Beal is, what he brings is just as valuable to a team as what beal does. Duncan Robinson is instant spacing, as in, there are always at least two sets of eyes on him at all times.
To add Beal’s production, but lose the windows that Robinson provides for other players to be great is a moot and neutral move. Yes, Robinson only accounts for around 13 points a game, but the spacing he provides allows other players to get off in a much greater manner than they would if he wasn’t capable of making you pay from deep at least half the time.
You say “half of the time” as his percentage from deep is 44.8 percent. Yes, you read that right. Nevermind the fact that he takes nearly nine of them a game, yea, nevermind that.
Out of the 48 players that have taken six or more threes per game this season, only one has a higher percentage than Duncan and that is a guy who has always been synonymous with the word shooter in JJ Redick and even he takes a full two fewer threes than Duncan does per game.
Out of those 48 and excluding Redick, only one more surpasses the 42 percent threshold in Davis Bertans, Beal’s current teammate in Washington, and only six cross the 40 percent threshold. Again I say, Duncan Robinson is the best distance shooter in the game, with only Bertans in his hemisphere based on efficiency and attempts.
So, while we are all ready to ship Duncan Robinson off for Bradley Beal, keep all of that and this in mind.
You would ultimately combust your salary cap after taking care of those that are already on the roster than need to be taken care of, while only gaining as much as you lost, hopefully. That is why moving Duncan Robinson or the complete package detailed above for Bradley Beal is a moot point.