The Miami Heat face several roster decisions this offseason with Jimmy Butler’s future generating the majority of the buzz this summer. Miami also has a chance to explore potential trades while keeping Butler.
Bleacher Report’s latest proposal has the Heat landing Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young. The Hawks could be headed towards a rebuild after dealing Dejounte Murray following the NBA draft.
The trade pitch has Miami sending Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson and Nikola Jovic to Atlanta for Young. The Heat are also sending the Hawks two future first rounders (2029, 2031) as part of the blockbuster deal.
“You give up Tyler Herro, who I think goes in any star deal,” the Bleacher Report analyst detailed in the June 29, 2024, live stream on potential NBA trades that could happen before free agency. “He’s just the piece waiting to be moved.
Miami could be eager to move on from Herro’s four-year, $120 million contract that still has three seasons remaining. Herro has a sizable $29 million cap hit in 2024-25.
So far, the Hawks have been unable to find a deal for Young that prompted the front office to strike a trade. Atlanta at least lands a legitimate scorer in Herro, but the guard has battled injuries in recent years. The Hawks would likely prefer these future draft picks to be sooner than 2029.
Atlanta could take two different paths now that the team has moved on from Murray. After the Young-Murray backcourt experiment never quite went as planned, the Hawks could go back to building a roster around their remaining star guard.
Atlanta could choose to hit the reset button and trade more starters like Young and Clint Capela in the coming months. Under this scenario, Atlanta would be rebuilding around new No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher.
Young still has three seasons remaining on a five-year, $215 million contract. The point guard has a player option for his final season, which would allow Young to hit NBA free agency as soon as 2026.
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