Tyler Herro announced a potential breakout story centering on the Wizards’ Bradley Beal.
The Miami Heat didn’t need Tyler Herro’s impressive scoring to reach the 2023 NBA Finals, but they could certainly use him against the eventual champion Denver Nuggets. In the offseason, Miami could face a tough decision on whether to keep or trade the former Kentucky Wildcat for more playoff hopefuls.
On Saturday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the two teams are looking to potentially trade Washington Wizards All-Star guard Bradley Beal, who has a no-trade clause (the only one in the league). He signed a five-year, $251 million contract last summer. Those two franchises are the Phoenix Suns and the Miami Heat. Why is this relevant? Because the Wizards claim that Herro is one of the key elements revolving around any possible move that takes Beal out of DC.
But now, Miami reportedly doesn’t want to include Herron in any potential trade that would bring Beal to South Beach. Both Charania and Miami Herald reporter Anthony Chiang reported that the Heat want to keep Herro, which would allow Miami to form a kind of “big four” that includes Beal and the multiple All-Star in addition to former ‘Cat Bam Adebayos. Jimmy Butler.
“While the Wizards would love to have guard Tyler Herro in any potential deal with Miami, the Heat are currently trying to keep Herro out of the trade by offering (Duncan) Robinson instead,” The Athletic wrote Saturday. “Beal would give Miami the extra scoring they need along with Jimmy Butler, Herro and center Bam Adebayo. The Heat are probably among Beal’s top teams.
Herro suffered an untimely injury in Miami’s first-round playoff game against the Milwaukee Bucks, breaking his right shot not even halfway through Game 1. Initial reports after his injury suggested the 6-foot-1 guard could return for the NBA Finals, even if the Heat fell so far before the championship upset.
Despite rumors that Herro was closer to a return, he ended up not seeing the floor, instead watching from the sidelines as Miami lost 4-1 in the Finals to Denver, which won its first NBA championship.
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After winning NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2021-22, Herros became Miami’s full-time starter in 2022-23. He averaged 20.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 34.9 minutes played in 67 games. Herro shot 43.9 percent from the field, 37.8 percent from three-point range and led the league with 93.4 percent from the free throw line.
Could Beal work with Devin Booker? On the flip side of all of this, the mention of the Phoenix Suns as another team in the running to trade Beal is also noteworthy for Kentucky fans. Phoenix has two superstars on its current roster: Kevin Durant and former Wildcat Devin Booker, who would be out of any potential Beal deal.
According to The Athletic, the Suns would prefer to send the Wizards starting center Deandre Ayton and additional cap filler in exchange for Beal to create an elite scoring trio in the desert of Durant, Booker and Beal, a group of elite shooters the NBA has never seen. in one team. With the 2023 NBA Draft now less than a week away (Thursday, June 22), there is plenty of business to be expected across the league in the coming days. Former Kentucky players will likely feel the impact.
