{"id":135783,"date":"2025-06-30T04:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T04:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/135783\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T04:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T04:51:11","slug":"duncan-robinson-exercises-19-9-million-early-termination-option-becomes-free-agent-hot-hot-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/135783\/","title":{"rendered":"Duncan Robinson exercises $19.9 million early termination option, becomes free agent &#8211; Hot Hot Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1751259071_919_Screenshot-6-5-1.23PM-edited-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Duncan Robinson Heat\" class=\"wp-image-9747\"  \/>Miami Heat guard Duncan Robinson had until Sunday at 5 p.m. EST to exercise his ETO. (Mandatory Credit: Justin Casterline\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Duncan Robinson has exercised his $19.9 million early termination option and has become an unrestricted free agent, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson had until Sunday until 5 p.m. EST to either exercise his option or remain with the team, where only $9.9 million of his contract was guaranteed through June 29.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Miami Heat guard Duncan Robinson is declining his $20 million early termination option to become a free agent and will work with the franchise on a new deal to return, or a move elsewhere, sources tell ESPN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R0faNKX1wi\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/R0faNKX1wi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1939383131053711620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">June 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Early termination options are only allowed to be given to players on five-year contracts without the ability to exercise them until the fifth season.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson, 31, could still return to the Heat, but that would further erode cap space heading into the 2026 offseason. After the Heat re-signed Davion Mitchell to a two-year, $24 million deal, the Heat were projected to have up to roughly $40 million available in cap space.<\/p>\n<p>By exercising his ETO, the Heat also have ducked under the luxury tax and not only can have more flexibility to do sign-and-trades, but use their full mid-level exception, worth roughly $14 million.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson is widely regarded as the best shooter in Heat history, but has dealt with back injuries at the tail-end of two consecutive seasons. Last year, he averaged 11.0 points on 43.7 percent shooting and 39.3 percent from 3-point range on 6.5 triple tries per game.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>This is a breaking news story. 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