Why The San Antonio Spurs Do The Deal
Before you say it: we’re well aware. We know this is not a move the Spurs are likely to make this summer.
After all, they just traded Dejounte Murray in exchange for three first-round picks. Why would they go and move two of them for another young guard with fringe star potential? Wouldn’t the Spurs be running in circles?
Arguably, yes. On the other hand, who’s to say the Spurs don’t see Herro as a better bet than Murray? Yes, Murray just had a breakout season, but he’s still an inadequate floor-spacer. The Spurs may have seen difficulties in building around Murray that they don’t see in Herro.
Moreover, if you wanted to look at the Spurs’ summer in the aggregate following this deal, they’d have traded, in essence, Dejounte Murray for Tyler Herro and a first-round pick. That’s not bad.
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Finally, Herro has zero experience as a team’s first option: this deal may not even tank the value of San Antonio’s own first-round selection significantly.
For that reason, they’re unwilling to send it to Miami here. Are the picks the Heat are getting back good enough for them to part with Herro?
