Tyler Herro, Miami Heat
Miami Heat trade proposal finally brings in 10-time All-Star but moves Tyler Herro and more originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Miami Heat have not been known as a team willing to take a big swing when a superstar becomes available, but that could change if the right player comes up.
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Gray Deyo of SI proposed a mock trade in which the Heat would do this. His deal would see Miami land Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a massive package centered around Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and four unprotected first-round picks.
For the Heat, the idea is that they’re already competitive, but not at the level of true title favorites. Antetokounmpo would change that overnight, as long as the other right moves are made.
“Where the Heat currently are, they are just an Antetokounmpo away from being a title contender. They currently have a record of 38-30, slotting them in the seventh seed in the East.
“The Heat do lose a lot of young talent in the following mock trade, but it is well worth it. They have guys whom they have hit on in previous drafts, Pelle Larson being one, and players in general on their roster who are more than capable of stepping up and becoming depth pieces. With them on their squad, moving off the players in this mock deal for Antetokounmpo is a no-brainer,” he wrote.
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Miami would be sacrificing much of its young core and future draft capital, going all-in on a championship window. However, that’s often the price of landing a generational talent like Antetokounmpo. For the Bucks, there’s even an argument that this won’t be enough.
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