If the Miami Heat are hoping to trade Tyler Herro for any type of great value, that opportunity has officially passed. Especially if the words of one anonymous NBA executive hold true, stating that the injury concerns are a very real thing and are going to scare teams away.
Unfortunately, it's the reality that the Heat have been hit with over the last few months, one that they probably should've seen coming early, and one that most across the league have quickly come to learn, seemingly, before Miami.
In the words of one executive, the Heat are going to have a very difficult time trading Herro this summer because of his contract situation, coupled with his recent injury struggles.
Is Tyler Herro a negative asset for the Heat?
“So before no one wanted to trade for Tyler Herro because his contract was too big and no one trusted his style of play, he is a defensive liability and all that. Now, no one wants him because of the injuries and because the contract is expiring and he is a little bit disgruntled and all of that”
Admittedly, this is not exactly what you want to hear about one of your best assets on the roster. Even less so when you're hoping that he can be one of the cornerstone pieces to win a bidding war for a superstar.
Nevertheless, there's nothing that was said here that is slanderous by this executive. Could it be a little exaggerated? Absolutely. However, in many ways, there are some who could view Herro as a negative trade asset for the Heat at this point in his career.
And that's not necessarily a knock on Herro himself, but it speaks to the complexity of his situation heading into the offseason.
The Heat completely mishandled the Tyler Herro situation
Herro is entering the final year of his contract, coming off one of the most injury-plagued seasons of his career. If you had swapped this past season from the one two years ago (when he made an All-Star team), I'd believe that the narrative would be much different.
But, because of the timing of it all, Herro has quickly fallen into a no-win situation for himself right now. That doesn't mean things can't change in the future, but the stress on the Heat is that much greater because of the timing of it all.
For the Heat specifically, they seemed to have missed the window where they could've traded Herro when his value was at an all-time high (last summer).
And that missed foresight could end up costing them greatly this summer in their pursuit of a superstar player.
We have to see it all play out, but if there's one certainty right now, it's the fact that the Heat are quickly coming to a brutal realization that the rest of the league seems to already know. And it's the fact that Herro may be a negative trade asset at the moment.
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