The Miami Heat will face off with the 15-3 Detroit Pistons on Saturday, aside from the highly competitive matchup, the Heat will see a familiar face take the floor for the Pistons.
Former Heat guard Duncan Robinson signed a three-year, $48 million deal with the Pistons this past offseason. Robinson was one of the major success stories in the NBA during his time in Miami, rising from an undrafted G-League player, to one of their most important pieces.
In seven seasons with the Heat, Robinson averaged 11.3 points per game, and shot 40 percent from three-point range. Robinson was also a key piece to the Heat’s two appearances in the NBA Finals during his tenure. Ahead of the matchup, head coach Erik Spoelstra told Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel about seeing Robinson again.
“I still root for Duncan,” Spoelstra said. “He’s one of the greatest success stories from our building. I wrote him a note after the deal. I think his story is so inspirational that it can be a book, a movie.”
“I root for him but it looks strange in that uniform, it really does,” he added.
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