As a Rookie of the Year finalist, Kendrick Nunn’s value may never be higher.
Three-point shooting is replicable, but is Kendrick Nunn’s rookie year as starting point guard on a top-9 NBA team? It’s more than likely that if you see him next year, it’s a different version.
Whether he’s better or worse is not for me to say, the point is that it’s incredibly questionable.
Nunn finished the year averaging 15.3 points, 3.3 assists, and 2.7 rebounds per game. All after going undrafted and having to earn his keep as a member of multiple G-League teams.
Given the situation of his season, and contract, Nunn’s the in-house favorite to not be with the team on opening night of next season. He signed a deal similar to that of Robinson, with his $1.6 million owed for the 2020-2021 season only non-guaranteed.
If teams think they’re getting a starting point guard, that’s a small price to pay. Whether or not front offices and coaching staffs around the league truly believe that remains to be seen.
But should an offer come across Miami’s table involving Nunn and their first-round pick for an All-Star player like say, Victor Oladipo, don’t think the Heat won’t give it some serious thought.