Best Sixth Man Herro, unaffected by trade rumors, will be ready for next season wherever he goes

2022-08-18 15:03

Best Sixth Man Herro, unaffected by trade rumors, will be ready for next season wherever he goes


With the Miami Heat 's contract with 22-year-old guard Tyler Herro, who won the league's sixth man of the year, and Herro's contract extension still up in the air, much has been said about the Heat making him the centerpiece of a trade. Trade rumors for Brooklyn Nets general Kevin Durant and Utah Jazz general Donovan Mitchell also spread in the league. However, Herro is not interested in the outcome of his trade rumors, because he said he will do everything he can to prepare for next season, whether he plays for the team or another team.


Herro was selected by the Heat with the 13th pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft, and he was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team in his first season with the Heat. He played in 175 games in three seasons with the Heat. Last season, Herro appeared in 66 games, 56 off the bench, and averaged 20.7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocks per game. The overall three-point shooting percentage was 39.9% and the pitching percentage was 44.7%.


Meanwhile, the 22-year-old backup guard has the highest scoring average of any reserve player in the league and is the franchise's all-time record for scoring 30 or more points in eight appearances as a reserve since the 1970-1971 season. . According to the data ranking, Herro's score is the third in the history of the Heat team in scoring in a single season, and he was selected as the league's sixth man of the year last season. Not only did he break a career-high personal record in the league last season, but he also provided efficient data from the bench and became an indispensable role for the Heat in last season's regular season offensive lineup.


However, Herro's qualifications and playoff experience are still infrequent, which caused him to not adapt to the intensity of the game in the playoffs and struggled on the defensive end. It is reported that Herro once proposed to the Heat to obtain a five-year maximum salary extension contract worth 179 million US dollars in the offseason. This extension contract needs to be completed before the start of the new season, but the Heat have been delayed. No contract extension was reached with Herro. Because the Heat paid several veterans with max contracts in the starting lineup, the Heat are not expected to offer the backup guard a max contract extension, when Herro will become a restricted free agent next summer. player.


According to the current situation, if the Heat send backup guard Herro as a trading chip to the Jazz or Nets to obtain the main players Durant and Mitchell, it will obviously be a benefit for the Heat. trade. However, rumors also pointed out that the Nets and Jazz are not interested in this potential best sixth man . Herro, however, remains open about being traded or staying on the team, and said no matter where he goes, rumors or reality, it won't shake his resolve to get ready for next season.


As time goes on, the deadline for the renewal of the new season will be imminent, when the Heat will make a final decision on the extension of Herro. Of course, if Herro excels in the fall scrims and preseason, and improves defensive efficiency during the regular season as the centerpiece of the Heat's rotation, expect the Heat to consider the young Sixth Man of the Year worthy of ownership. A max salary contract extension.