He had announced that he wanted to be paid at his ” just value and his wish was granted: Tyler Herro signs huge four-year, $130 million contract extension with the Heat according to ESPN !
Contract details have yet to be released, but it averages $32.5 million per season. A price much higher than that of RJ Barrett in particular, also from the 2019 Draft and recently extended by the Knicks over the same period, but for 107 million dollars.
The best sixth man of last season, now linked with his club until 2027, therefore had what he wanted: a starting salary, not to say a superstar, before the October 17 deadline.
The former Kentucky must now assume the confidence of its leaders on the ground. Because we remember that the “Boy Wonder” has often expressed his desire to start in the major five, without Pat Riley promising him anything, pointing in particular to his defensive level still too weak to hope. to be an indisputable starter in Miami.
In any case, it is a major issue of the Heat’s offseason which is now closed, a fortnight before the start of the new season. The club will be able to fully concentrate on this new exercise, while Tyler Herro can fully concentrate on his next individual objective: the starting position…
| Tyler Herro | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | MIA | 55 | 27 | 42.8 | 38.9 | 87.0 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 13.5 |
| 2020-21 | MIA | 54 | 30 | 43.9 | 36.0 | 80.3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
| 2021-22 | MIA | 66 | 33 | 44.7 | 39.9 | 86.8 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 20.7 |
| Total | 175 | 30 | 44.0 | 38.5 | 85.1 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 16.7 | |
