Herro addresses trade rumors, Team USA and his summer goals
Heat guard Tyler Herro spoke about dealing with trade rumors, his offseason plan to add weight and his Team USA experience with the select team.
Tyler Herro is only
21. He is also preparing for just his third NBA season, but the Heat guard already has enough experience dealing with trade rumors to know that it’s best to ignore them as much as possible.
“I’m done listening to all that, honestly,” Herro said during a Wednesday afternoon appearance at Jr. Heat Summer Camp at FTX Arena. “I think every time that we’re not playing or even if we are playing, my name is brought up in something. So it is what it is at this point. Like I said, I’m focused on getting better, getting this team better.”
Just this past season, Herro dealt with trade speculation involving his name on two occasions — when James Harden was available before the start of the regular season and near the trade deadline when Kyle Lowry became a possibility.
But Heat president Pat Riley labeled Herro “a core player” during his annual season-ending news conference in early June. Herro is one of only