Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem, who retired from the NBA this summer, has spoken with Tyler Herro amid the Damian Lillard trade rumors. Lillard has requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers and only wants to get traded to the Heat and Herro is expected to be moved if Miami figures out a way to acquire Lillard.
The Blazers are not interested in acquiring Herro from the Heat in a potential Lillard trade. Teams would offer Portland a first-round pick for Herro in a three-way Lillard trade.
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 NBA playoffs versus the Milwaukee Bucks and never came back.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Udonis Haslem, Tyler Herro, Damian Lillard, Miami Heat & Portland Trail Blazers Updates
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, who will make $46.6 million next season. The All-Star point guard signed a two-year, $121.8 million extension with Portland in July 2022.
There remains no shift in Lillard’s mindset and his goal of playing for the Heat in the wake of the NBA’s initiative to warn Lillard and his agent that any further comments made “suggesting Lillard will not fully perform the services called for under his player contract in the event of a trade” will be subject to NBA discipline.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Udonis Haslem, Tyler Herro, Damian Lillard, Miami Heat & Portland Trail Blazers Updates
Miami has been working on a trade package for Lillard made up of expiring contracts, three to four first-round picks and one of the team’s younger players, with Herro going to a third team. The deal could potentially also involve second-rounders and draft pick swaps, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of The Athletic.
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