"If the Heat wants to avoid falling into the same situation as the Atlanta Hawks found themselves with Young, scrambling to break even on a return for their star guard, much less get anything of substance in return (which they failed to do), Riley must make the difficult decision to pull the trigger now. Miami can't afford to wait much longer."
"Sure, Herro is probably viewed as the better player between the two right now, and he's younger than Young, too, but I can't imagine there are going to be many teams lining up to give Herro that huge contract extension he could be expecting in a couple of years. Even less so after a season in which he's only played seven of a possible 37 regular-season games (so far)."
"In fact, Herro just has one full year left on his contract (after this season) before he can hit the free agency market. If the Heat waits another six months, they are going to be right in the same position as the Hawks were this season with Young. The only way Riley could seemingly avoid falling into that situation is by trading him before the deadline or signing him to an extension after the season."
Many Miami Heat fans want Tyler Herro traded to avoid declining value and a repeat of the Hawks' post-Trae Young outcome. Herro remains talented and younger than Young but has played just seven of 37 regular-season games so far, raising durability concerns. He has only one full year left on his contract before free agency, which compresses Miami's timeline to act. Delaying a move risks a weakened return or a salary-dump scenario similar to the Hawks. The feasible options are trading Herro before the deadline for maximum return or signing him to an extension after the season.
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