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Hunter Patterson: Cade Cunningham (left hip contusion, illness) has been upgraded to probable for tonight. Duncan Robinson (low back sprain) is now available. Caris LeVert (illness) is out. Ron Holland II (illness) remains probable.
Omari Sankofa II: FINAL: Pistons 108, Suns 105. Lots of missed free throws late but they won, ugly. Robinson: 19 pts Duren: 16 pts, 18 rebs Harris: 16 pts, 7 rebs Ivey: 15 pts Holland: 11 pts, 9 rebs Cunningham: 10 pts, 11 assts
The Pistons have downgraded Cade Cunningham (right hip contusion) and Duncan Robinson (left calf contusion) to probable for Monday’s game against New York. Caris LeVert (left knee tendinopathy) is doubtful.
Where do you see the front office’s priority being placed on at the trade deadline? I’m still expecting Detroit’s front office to be opportunistic but not aggressive. The Pistons have a slim lead over the New York Knicks for the No. 1 seed in the conference. Trajan Langdon, Detroit’s president of basketball operations, has openly expressed his desire to let the team continue growing internally since taking over at the beginning of last season. While there could be some chances to improve around the margins — say another reliable 3-point shooter outside of Duncan Robinson or a scoring threat off the bench — don’t expect the Pistons to sacrifice their youth and draft capital to make any big-swing trades that could alter the fabric of the roster.
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Omari Sankofa II: FINAL: Pistons 122, Blazers 116. They trailed 108-103 with 3:30 to play but took control for good with a 14-2 run. Big shots from Cunningham (27 pts, 9 assts, 3 stls) and Robinson (14 pts, 7 rebs, 2 stls) closed it out. They improve to 18-5 overall.
Omari Sankofa II: Duncan Robinson (right ankle sprain) will miss his first game of the season tonight. Jalen Duren and Caris LeVert will play
Omari Sankofa II: JB said Duncan Robinson rolled his ankle against Miami, but he finished the game. It affected him more the next day. He's questionable tonight. "You can't replace what he does, but what we've seen with this team is when guys are out, other guys have been able to step up."
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Ira Winderman: Erik Spoelstra again emphasizes his respect for Duncan Robinson, "Just grinding through some brutal developmental sessions." Added, "He does look strange in blue, it doesn't look normal."
Robinson’s Heat career included two appearances in the NBA Finals and three appearances in the Eastern Conference finals, but he was never able to win an NBA championship in Miami. “I think when I look back, I think my time in Miami, I’ll always think of as some of my most formative years as both a player and a person,” Robinson, 31, said. “I think I grew so much on the court, off the court. I think in a lot of ways, I learned what it meant to be a professional, how to become a man, handle adversity, deal with adversity, setbacks, what it meant to sacrifice, be a part of winning, contribute to winning. All those things I’m forever grateful for. “In terms of just the growth as a player, I never thought that I would be in the situation I am in today. And I know that that wouldn’t be possible without that organization, that coaching staff, that front office and my teammates. So in that sense, I’ll just forever be grateful for all of them and that experience.”
After watching Duncan Robinson turn into one of the Miami Heat’s greatest undrafted success stories, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t afraid to admit that it’s going to feel odd to go against Robinson for the first time ever. “It will be strange,” Spoelstra said. After all, Robinson spent the first seven seasons of his NBA career with the Heat after going undrafted in 2018. Robinson and the Heat parted ways this past offseason, when Miami helped facilitate Robinson’s move to the Detroit Pistons through a sign-and-trade agreement in free agency at the start of July.
“I think there will be a mix of emotions,” Robinson said ahead of his return to Miami, with the Heat set to host the Pistons on Saturday night at Kaseya Center for the first of the teams’ three matchups this regular season. “It will be great to see a bunch of familiar faces, people that I have great lifelong relationships with. “It will be strange to be on the other side in that building. Obviously, I’ve come to only know one experience from being in that building and that’s playing for the Heat. So this is a start of a new chapter, in that sense.”
