After surviving trade rumors throughout his seven-year career, Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat may be “heading for a divorce” this summer.
Following his All-Star campaign in the 2024-25 season, Herro put together a nightmare 2025-26. Not because of his numbers or play on the court, but because of something that has held him back during his entire tenure in Miami— availability.
The 26-year-old guard averaged 20.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists on efficient 48/38/92 shooting splits. Despite the impressive stats, Herro appeared in a career-low 33 out of a possible 82 games during the regular season. The Heat were forced to adjust on the fly all year long with their top offensive option in and out of the lineup.
He was instantly sidelined the first near-15 games to start this campaign due to offseason ankle surgery in the summer of 2025. But even after returning, he dealt with an assortment of other foot, toe and rib injuries that sidelined him for multiple extended periods. His absence was always felt, as Miami had to shuffle through different lineups, rotations and were without a legitimate three-level scoring and clutch option for more than half the season.
This summer might be the end of Tyler Herro’s time with the Heat.
According to Heat insider Greg Sylvander, he believes there’s a strong chance that Herro may have played his last game for Miami.
“After asking around, I get a strong sense that Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat are heading for a divorce this summer. One way or another.”
— Greg Sylvander
After hearing Pat Riley speak on availability recently, a Herro departure wouldn’t be too surprising. He mentioned that injury history will be factoring into his decisions moving forward. “That’s the first thing I look at…,” Riley said at his end of season presser. “That’s why I love Bam. You can count on him every night.”
Miami bypassed Herro’s extension window entirely this past October. He will be playing on an expiring $33 million salary for the upcoming 2026-27 campaign before becoming an unrestricted free in the summer of 2027.
Technically, he’s still extension eligible during this offseason, though that doesn’t appear to be a path that Riley and the front office will even entertain. Riley was adamant on wanting to maintain flexibility for 2027. And committing even more long term money after the most injury prone year of Herro’s career— which has already been injury riddled as is— would be extremely shocking.
Herro’s talent is undeniable. He is one of the better scorers in the league and can shoot the ball from anywhere on the court, even in bigger moments. He is a homegrown All-Star that has built chemistry with coach Erik Spoelstra and playing alongside Bam Adebayo. But the blunt reality is out of his seven seasons with the Heat, he has only had one healthy one.
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Miami needs to leverage Herro into the best trade possible. If it can be done asap, it’s possible Heat could retain Powell on a team friendly 2 year contract.
At minimum, the Heat should be able to get an expiring contract of equal value plus a pick. Detroit looks like the team that can most use his 3 point shooting and scoring. Uncan isn’t enough.It is also a team likely able to cover for his defensive shortcomings.
The other options are to hold on to Herro and try to find a willing trading partner before the deadline -or- wait for his contract to expire and reduce its payroll or see if a team is willing to consider a sign & trade agreement.
good riddance
If this comes to pass, I say good luck to Ty. In the right situation he will be a valuable addition. I am still a little concerned about his movability as his salary may be a deterrent, at least for this coming year.
probably the best thing for both parties
Totally agree