Tyler Herro comments after signing new extension with Heat

The tweet could be interpreted as a message to Herro’s haters. Many fans called for Herro to be traded this summer, and when he managed to survive his inclusion in multiple trade rumors, Herro seemingly gloated a little bit.

Some have already labeled Herro’s new extension as an overpay, citing his limitations defensively and his uneven postseason performance last year. But for a player who is still only 22, averaged 21-5-4 in 2021-22, and won Sixth Man of the Year, it seems like pretty fair value. Herro’s extension also has $120M guaranteed (the other $10M is in incentives) and is $20-$30M below a max deal, per salary cap expert Albert Nahmad.

For the Heat, who were the top seed in the East last season and came within a hangnail of another Finals berth, Herro becomes their third $100M player on the books (after Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo). In addition to extending Herro, Miami appears to have some interesting plans this season.