An NBA trade idea sending Tyler Herro and Nikola Jović from the Miami Heat to the Detroit Pistons has been created.
NBA writer Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Heat and Pistons:
Detroit Pistons receive: Tyler Herro and Nikola Jović
Miami Heat receive: Tobias Harris, Ron Holland II, a 2026 first-round pick (lottery-protected), a 2030 first-round pick and a 2031 first-round pick swap (top-three protected)
The Pistons lost to the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2025 playoffs in six games, while the Heat lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round in four games.
For the Heat last season, Herro averaged 23.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks in 77 games. He made his first All-Star team and shot 47.2% from the field, 37.5% from beyond the arc and 87.8% from the free-throw line. The 25-year-old will make $31 million next season.
Meanwhile, Jović averaged 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks in 46 games while shooting 45.6% from the floor, 37.1% from 3 and 82.8% from the foul line. The 22-year-old will make $4.4 million next season.
“While Herro and Jović need to paid soon—the latter has restricted free agency awaiting him next summer, while the former is slated for unrestricted free agency in 2027—Detroit would be able to take at least one playoff trip with the tandem before deciding whether one or both is worth a long-term investment,” Buckley wrote. “Given how snug this fit appears on paper, chances are the Pistons would want to keep both of them around.”
Detroit head coach J.B. Bickerstaff could start Cade Cunningham, Herro, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and Jalen Duren next season if the Pistons’ front office acquired Herro from the Heat.