Miami Heat: Only a minimal difference in Tyler Herro and Donovan Mitchell

Miami Heat: Herro and Mitchell are similar, except one’s bigger and more willing to defend

In taking a look at it, the first thing you go to is their size. Herro has a supreme advantage over Mitchell there, a legit 6’5″ to Mitchell’s listed 6’1″ (probably closer to 6’0″), while they are actually similar players.

Neither really are natural point guard type players, however, they’re more scoring guard types with the ability to create for others. Neither are really super adept defensively, though Herro does show more of an effort and a want-to on that side of the ball.

Mitchell is the more athletic of the two, certainly but don’t let Herro fool you, as he’s shown some more sneaky athleticism too.

But, it all boils down to this. You would go with Mitchell as the better player now but not by much.

Projecting out and with Herro being a top-25 scorer in the league this past season, he will be as good as Mitchell or better. With as much reign over the rock as Mitchell, Herro would, likely, put up similar numbers.

Herro is the younger of the two players by about three years and if you account for the fact of that three-year difference, they are about neutral. So, this is the ultimate question.

Why trip over yourself to move Herro and other pieces for Mitchell, when in the Miami Heat’s system, you should already have the bigger, more defensively adept, and just as offensively potent piece as Mitchell is? For that is the question.