After earning Sixth Man of the Year honors in 2022, Heat guard Tyler Herro isn’t interested in winning the award again in 2023. He said during his end-of-season media session on Tuesday that he’d rather have a spot in Miami’s starting five next season, as Nick Friedell of ESPN writes.
“Yeah, for sure,” Herro said. “In some way, I would like to start. I think it’s my fourth year, so I think I’ve earned it, and we’ll see what happens.”
It will be a big offseason for Herro, who will be eligible for a contract extension as he prepares to enter the final season of his four-year rookie contract. The Heat will have to take into account the 22-year-old’s impressive regular season (20.7 PPG, 4.0 APG on .447/.399/.868 shooting) and his underwhelming postseason (12.6 PPG, 2.8 APG on .409/.229/.926 shooting), as well as their cap situation going forward.
“I’m not sure yet, honestly, what’s going to happen,” Herro said, per Friedell. “We’ll see what happens this summer. My agent (Jeff Schwartz) will talk to who he needs to talk to, and we’ll see what happens.”
Here’s more on the Heat:
- Caleb Martin said on Tuesday that he’ll be “open-minded” as he enters restricted free agency this summer, but his preference would be to remain in Miami, according to Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. “I want to be here. I got better here. I believe I’ll get better here,” Martin said.
- Udonis Haslem said he plans to “take my time” before deciding whether or not he’ll return for a 20th season in 2022/23, per Jackson and Chiang. The NBA’s oldest player, Haslem will turn 42 next Thursday, but appears to have a place on the Heat’s roster for as long as he wants to play. He remains interested in a role with the organization – preferably as part of the ownership group – once he eventually retires.
- In a separate story for The Miami Herald, Jackson takes an in-depth look at what’s on tap for the Heat this offseason, including potentially negotiating new deals with Martin and P.J. Tucker, who holds a $7.35MM player option for 2022/23. Jackson also considers whether Miami has a viable path to trading for a star this summer.
- ESPN’s Bobby Marks (Insider link) and Yossi Gozlan of HoopsHype shared their Heat offseason previews, with a focus on a possible extension for Herro.
Really hope Haslem becomes a coach. No point having someone who definitely isn’t going to play
15 man roster, most teams play 10 guys at most. They obviously like having him dressed and on the bench.. If he’s not costing too much to stop them from making upgrades then why not keep him?
At least he only makes 1.8 million to not play, unlike Duncan Robinson…
Heat have new contracts new extension
this off-season
Herro
Strus
Vincent
Oladipo
Martin
Heat know how to make good trade
Top 4 future in the East
Trade Lowry and Herro to upgrade
Well, since Spoelstra completely botched his rotations in the playoffs and somehow, Duncan landed in the doghouse and didn’t play, assuming he’ll be traded isn’t much of a stretch. But ok, the Heat really didn’t need a three point shooter who goes on long runs from time to time. Still the mystery of the playoffs how you sit the guy
I liked the make up of the 2020 squad much more than this one. No fan of Lowry over Dragic , for one thing, and Spoelstra’s sub schemes didn’t entail the shooters he had back then. I know Crowder bolted for more money, but sheesh.
This team had a nice run thanks to Jimmy, not much else. Unless they make some bigger changes, it’s hard to see them getting this far next year
Crowder bolted for less money
Love Goran, and his jersey will be in the rafters, and hopefully he comes back in some way, but Kyle Lowry is a big upgrade over him. The Heat havent had a guard defender like him in a long time, and that has been an issue for a long time as well. Obviously, Oladipo and Lowry have some redundancies there, so that’s something to consider, but I dont see much change making sense, unless there are several moving parts…
I think that will become more clear as the draft approaches/trades start taking shape/the beginning of free agency starts to loom/summer league, and we see what is actually available
Spoelstra’s rotations got the Heat within one missed 3 from the finals. Robinson didn’t play much in the 2nd against Philly or Boston because everyone he guards puts him in the spin cycle. It’s hard enough to hide Herro on defense but it would be even harder to hide them both. Strus and Olidipo are much better defenders and playmakers.
Heat should work to trade Robinson with a couple more assets for a wing player to support Tucker and Jimmy. We have no good option behind them off the bench. Haslem needs to retire and we should also try to turn Herro + Vincent and some picks into a better SG option.
It feels though that this team will try to run it back again next season and make some small changes. I think Robinson will be traded.
I think they will definitely try to move D. Robinson. That will be really hard considering his contract expires in 3 or 4 years and his value its at an all time low. Maybe they can try to play him to rise his value to get a better deal.
They need an upgrade over Tucker. He’s done
B/c he played through multiple leg injuries throughout the playoffs, and it caught up to him in game 7? He was extremely important all season. They need someone in addition to him, as was said last offseason when they wasted the spot on Markieff Morris
OGA would be a great fit. Although Vincent plays well I thought they made a mistake by not signing a back up point guard last season and they needed 1 so I would add that to the list. All I have to say is Dipo, you let us all down but hope to see you back with a full camp behind you and some better shooting! Also hope they release Deadmon and give the Big Yurt the backup, or starting center job. I would actually like to see Bam at the 4.
A sentence then all you have to say… What ?
Would Harrison Barnes for Duncan Robinson straight-up work for either team?
Barnes is the better player with a shorter contract. Miami will have to add more value for sure, even if they are the Kings LoL.
Even the Kings aren’t that stupid.
The Heat need someone with size at the 4 that can defend and shoot, like Paul Millsap, not Markieff Morris, or someone that can do those things, but also play small ball 5. They also need to replace Caleb Martin, who they will unfortunately be losing. Trading Duncan Robinson makes no sense unless the roster is drastically different
I could see Oladipo getting something in the $7 million range for 1 more year, before going for something longer. That being said, it depends what happens with the Lowry/the rest of the roster. Unless there are drastic changes, most of this team should be back, with little tweaks; what can they do to replace Caleb Martin, who as I said, they’re going to lose, getting rid of Markieff Morris, seeing what happens with Highsmith, the draft pick, etc
Herro isnt a starter on this roster, without changes. Lineups worh him Lowry, Jimmy, and Bam didnt play well together this year, although I do suspect that might have been different depending on who the 5th guy would be there, or if Lowry shoots the ball the way he is capable of…I dont see why Herro cares about that though. He said it a few weeks ago; he gets the most shots on the team. He plays the same starters minutes, and finishes games. It shouldnt matter. Whatever helps the team win matters. Right now, I dont think he makes more than Duncan Robinson on an extension, but we’ll see. I think he is worth slightly not as much as that, but we’ll see what Jordan Poole gets b/c they’re similar players. Maybe something in the $80 million range, although Booker got way more than he should have too, and that’s his comparison, so maybe that’s wishful thinking
Herro talked about continuing to get stronger, but sustaining it through the season, as you could see his body change back to what it was the last couple of years as the year winded down. Also curious to see how he continues to grow as a playmaker, would like to see him learn how to play in the half court a little more, get to the free throw line, and continue to improve on defense…
Herro and Strus wouldnt be who they were for the Heat this year without Kyle Lowry, so I wonder if that also effects how they view Herro. Lowry and Vincent will be training in the offseason together, and Lowry will likely be back in the best shape of his life, which should hopefully help him, although he was in better shape this year, and he hurt his hamstring at an unfortunate time, so it’s hard to say that was neccesarily an issue this year.
If Caleb Martin says he wants to be here, that’s awesome, but I fail to see how they’ll be able to keep him, and that is a big loss
It’s not time yet for UD. He played more this year, and would have played a lot more if he didnt get covid at the worst possible time
PJ Tucker is an obvious priority, but as I said in the beginning, they need someone with him. I’m not sure they can really make him a bigger offer though, even though he probably normally could get almost double what he is potentially due, in unrestricted free agency
just my trade proposal
Heat get Gobert and Conley – $56 million
Jazz get Bam and Lowry – $55 million
Jazz would offer candies if needed.
Bam and Mitchell – match the ages
It would be nice if they got an interior guy who can bang the boards to augment Bam. I don’t see getting rid of him
I’m all for getting rid of Lowry but I’ve always thought he was overrated.
That’s a horrible trade for the Heat. Unspeakably bad. It’s almost offensive…
Here comes every summer tradition of Mr Haslem… taking his long time to decide what to do next year!
Dude, just spare us, right?
I know some folks seem to take this ritual quite seriously, but, I must say I don’t care like at all ’bout him, so retire or keep (not) playing, whatever you want dude, just don’t dragged & make it into such a drama!
@ElDon
Most seem to not care. They haven’t begun to think about their 11-15 roster spots. I think you’re the only one that seems offended.
Not offended, just can’t be bothered ’bout a guy that doesn’t play & he wasn’t any good when he did play, just don’t see why he makes the news every summer to decide if he quits or keeps (not) playing!
“appears to have a place on the Heat’s roster for as long as he wants to play”
He doesn’t really play though, does he?