The Miami Heat have been busy this NBA offseason. They have been a team that is used to big moves and have been linked to many players over the last year. In this deal, they would not be the team acquiring the centerpiece but it was still benefit them in many ways.
Instead, this is a deal where the Orlando Magic will be getting another piece in the backcourt. The Magic decided to blow things up at the NBA trade deadline and send away their stars in deals. This sent the franchise in a rebuild build around the young backcourt. That only continued during this year’s draft.
The Magic landed Jalen Suggs with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2021 NBA D and he is looking like the real deal. If Suggs is the player people are expecting, the Magic have their new franchise guard.
Unlike Orlando, the Heat are a team that is looking to stay in win-now mode. They are just one year removed from an NBA Finals’ appearance but did not see the same success this season. Miami finished sixth in the Eastern Conference and was swept out of the first round by the Milwaukee Bucks.
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This offseason, the Heat acquired Kyle Lowry in a sign-and-trade deal with the Toronto Raptors. This gives them that consistent option at the top of the offense to go along with Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo.
The Miami Heat and Orlando Magic might be two teams heading in different directions but they can still get together for a trade that will help both sides. Let’s take a look at what an NBA trade scenario centered around Tyler Herro might look like.
