Amidst a ton of speculation, the Miami Heat had yet to sign Tyler Herro to his rookie deal. That speculation can end because he signed it on Wednesday.
The Miami Heat seem to finally be getting some of their loose ends tied up. While 2019 second round pick KZ Okpala had signed his deal a little while back, first rounder Tyler Herro had yet to sign a deal with the club.
This, of course, led to to a ton of speculation. The speculation was mostly based around the fact that NBA rookies cannot be traded until 30 days after they have signed their contracts. With the Miami Heat seemingly still right in the middle of talks to potentially land Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder, the moving of Herro was a very real topic of concern.
Well, concern yourselves no more, as Herro has officially signed his rookie deal with the Miami Heat. This is a relief to most of the Miami Heat faithful, as he was not only looked at as a shooter that could definitely help this team prior to his NBA Summer League showings, but he has now shown during the Summer League that he has the potential to become a star.
While the Miami Heat may still be hot on Russell Westbrook’s trail to acquire the star guard from Oklahoma City, it is now completely safe to assume that Herro won’t be included in any deal that it would take to acquire him. While it should be concerning that the Miami Heat will have to give up something to acquire the guard and his more than hefty contract, you can take solace in the fact that Herro nor Bam Adebayo will be moving.
Justise Winslow is another guy that it would be a shame to see go and especially after having to let go of Josh Richardson as a part of the deal to acquire Jimmy Butler, but in order to get a great player in the NBA, you have to give up something of value. It should be interesting to see what Pat Riley and the Heat front office choose to do, whether that be within the continued pursuit of Westbrook, what package they eventually ship out when or if it happens, or even if they pass on the opportunity for another or nothing at all.