Report: NBA scouts prefer Tyler Herro over Nets' best assets

Ask 100 people what they think about Tyler Herro and you’ll likely get 100 different answers. Perhaps no player’s value is more hotly debated than the young Miami Heat guard.

This came to a head last summer when Herro was the centerpiece of a proposed trade for then-Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard. Of course, we know how that played out. Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, Herro stayed in Miami and the Heat failed to repeat last season’s run to the Finals.

Now Herro, just like he predicted, will likely be the subject of more trade rumors this summer. 

Trying to decipher Herro’s value and what the Heat could get back for him in a trade has proved difficult. But, according to Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus, several NBA scouts think of Herro as a high-end role player and value him more than the Brooklyn Nets’ most tradable assets, scoring guard Cam Thomas and forward Cameron Johnson.

“After polling several NBA scouts, all prefer Herro to Thomas. None were incredibly high on Johnson, based on age (28) and injury history—averaging roughly 47 games a season.”

Why are we talking about the Nets? Because this tidbit came from an article exploring a potential Donovan Mitchell trade, and the Nets are presumptively a team that could have interest in the Cavaliers star.

If it came down to a battle of assets between the Heat and the Nets, these polled NBA scouts believe the Heat could put together the better package.

Is it enough to land a star like Mitchell? Perhaps we’ll find out.