3 Trades that would make the Miami Heat championship favorites

3 Trades that would make the Heat championship favorites

SAITAMA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Zachary Lavine #5, Jrue Holiday #12, Bam Adebayo #13, Kevin Durant #7, Damian Lillard #6 and Head Coach Gregg Popovich of Team United States of America look on in disbelief during their game against France in Men's Preliminary Round Group B action on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on July 25, 2021 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

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Zach LaVine (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

2. The Heat get a coveted star from Chicago

After becoming a starter, Herro’s role turned mainly into a perimeter shooter. Although it makes sense to have a supporting core capable of spacing the floor when your two star players aren’t specialists, that isn’t the team’s only need.

Tyler’s rim pressure is minimal at this stage of his career – last season, 31.5% of his points were scored in the paint. Bringing in one of the most athletics wings of basketball in LaVine could help the Heat’s inside scoring numbers. Besides that, he wouldn’t hurt the team’s perimeter game (37.5% on 3-point shooting against Herro’s 37.8% with a similar volume).

Regarding the defensive issues, even though they have the same size, Zach is a stronger player, which could raise his ceiling on that side of the ball under the right coaching staff. It’s not hard to envision him being an All-NBA player level if he became a positive defender.

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