The Portland Trail Blazers are not interested in acquiring Tyler Herro from the Miami Heat in a potential Damian Lillard trade, according to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Teams would offer the Blazers a first-round pick for Herro in a three-way Lillard trade.
“Portland doesn’t want guard Tyler Herro and the four years and $120 million owed on his extension, but there are teams that have told ESPN they would surrender a good first-round pick to the Blazers — maybe something more — to become a facilitator by taking on Herro in a three-way deal,” Woj wrote.
Lillard has requested a trade from the Blazers and wants to get traded to the Heat. Portland is not high on Herro and has no interest in acquiring him, so a third team would be needed for Lillard to land in Miami.
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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. 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.
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Herro has been telling people close to him that he expects to get traded to the Brooklyn Nets, according to Ethan J. Skolnick of 5 Reasons Sports. The Heat, Nets and Blazers could complete a three-team trade centered around Lillard.
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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