The Utah Jazz may be interested in acquiring Tyler Herro from the Miami Heat, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.
Damian Lillard has demanded that the Portland Trail Blazers trade him to the Heat, who will have to part ways with Herro to acquire Lillard. However, since the Blazers aren’t interested in acquiring Herro, a third team will likely be needed for Lillard to land in Miami.
“For the Blazers’ hopes of finding a multi-team package with Miami, there is optimism among league personnel that Portland will find at least a first-round pick from another franchise that’s more keen to welcome Tyler Herro,” Fischer wrote. “Although outside of early rumblings about Brooklyn and Chicago, the only team even loosely connected as a Herro suitor has been Utah.”
The Jazz’s valuation of Herro was a key talking point around last year’s Summer League since Utah and Miami talked about a Donovan Mitchell trade. Mitchell wound up getting traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Tyler Herro, Miami Heat & Utah Jazz Updates
Herro has removed “Miami Heat guard” from his Twitter bio. The Kentucky product averaged 20.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists last season while shooting 43.9% from the field, 37.8% from beyond the arc and 93.4% from the free-throw line. He was third on the team in points per game, trailing only Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo.
The 23-year-old Herro signed a four-year, $120 million rookie contract extension with the Heat in October 2022. The Milwaukee native has career averages of 17.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 242 games with Miami. He broke his hand in the first round of the 2023 playoffs versus the Milwaukee Bucks and never came back.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Tyler Herro, Miami Heat & Utah Jazz Updates
Both Butler and Adebayo want the Heat to trade for Lillard, who averaged 32.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists last season. Miami is 0-2 in the NBA Finals in the Butler-Adebayo era. The team is missing a superstar like Lillard.
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