Why The Miami Heat Do The Deal
In a sense, this is addition by subtraction for Miami. That sounds harsh. We don’t mean it to be a knock on Herro. In simple terms, the Heat proved that they don’t need him in order to succeed.
We’re assuming they’d like to make another deep playoff run next season. With that in mind, Harris would be a good addition. This is a lower-usage, 3-and-D guard who will fit their team concept. Meanwhile, Okeke is a solid defender who fills a hole in this team’s roster.
“We have a great base with Bam and Tyler, and we have a superstar in Jimmy Butler,” Riley said. “He’s a whole different bag of tricks. And we have, who I think, is the best coach. I’m feeling good today, as we work on our next iteration with this team.”
Still, the most important acquisition here is Anthony. He could fill Herro’s role as a sixth man for Miami. He’s a shifty guard that can put together some explosive scoring performance when he’s shot is falling at a strong clip.
For much of Herro’s career with the Heat, he’s filled a sixth-man role where he steps into the game as a microwave scorer off the bench. Anthony has shown signs of being capable of achieving that and perhaps could further thrive with more established talent around him.
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The main reason the Heat would have paused with a trade of this nature would be if they feel a need to save Herro’s contract for a more significant trade, like for a Damian Lillard. However, those big names have yet to be genuinely attainable for Miami.
Should Orlando give so much up to their Florida counterparts?
