Miami Heat beat writer Ira Winderman says that Tyler Herro's current trade value around the league is right in line with the likes of Ja Morant and Trae Young. After the disaster year it's been for Herro, this is an added punch to the gut for the Heat.
Heading into this season, the Heat's hopes for Herro were that he'd either separate himself as a player they'd find a desire to extend to a long-term deal or that he could develop into one whom they could trade for significant value.
Right now, Herro hasn't played his way into either of those buckets. And that's a problem, a pretty big one.
Tyler Herro is having a season to forget
Because of multiple injuries, Herro has only played in 11 games this season. He's slated to miss his 32nd game of the season as he's listed as out for the Heat's Monday night clash with the Golden State Warriors.
Even beyond the injuries, there hasn't been much encouraging play from Herro this season.
Sure, part of it probably has to do with the fact that Herro hasn't been able to play his way into any type of rhythm. The new offense hasn't been a huge help either.
But in the 11 games Herro has played in, he's struggled to find his full stride with the team. On paper, the statistical numbers are all bad, but they don't tell the entire story of his struggles with the Heat.
Herro is averaging 22 points and five rebounds on 50 percent shooting from the field, but Miami is only 4-7 in games when he plays. That's not entirely on Herro's shoulders, but it just goes to show how little meshing there has been so far this year between the two sides.
That's part of the narrative that makes one believe that Herro's trade value may be shot around the league right now.
It's not just the injuries, too. It's the injuries coupled with the fact that the Heat haven't been much better when he plays compared to when he doesn't. And that's a real problem for the Heat, considering there's still no consensus on where his future lands with the team.
Even if the Heat wanted to trade Herro, there's not much of a market for him. And that's the brutal reality that Miami needs to start operating with.
Herro is a good player, but not good enough on the defensive end of the floor, and if he's being grouped along with Morant and Young, that's not going to make life any easier for the Heat. Especially if they were hoping that Herro could be a core piece of a big trade offer for a superstar in the near future.