TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[Okstate819]

I agree. Pretty convinced that if this is/was a real thing, the interest from the Mavs' side has to be about Lowry (or maybe Herro). No idea whether or not Miami would be interested, but I just can't see the Mavs taking on Duncan Robinson. He is the exact opposite of what they need in pretty much every way. 

Another shooter who can't shoot (nope)
A less flexible cap sheet, from a position where they're already paying tax (nope)
A new candidate for "worst defender on the team" (nope)
Less ball-handling than they have now with Hardaway (nope)

I can almost see it from an angle of draft capital accumulation, but that assumes that Miami views this swap as worth a significant piece of capital (which would quash any hopes we might have of salvaging Robinson into anything remotely usable) and it also assumes that Dallas would be willing to sell a rotation player, not get one back (Robinson probably wouldn't even play after about a month here) and make the way forward even tougher, flexibility wise, all for the sake of draft capital. This type of move would only make sense if it were the precursor to 1-3 others just like it, and we're talking about Mark Cuban who has basically never, ever thought like that. I can't see it, personally. 

I CAN see the Mavs, desperate to find a replacement for Brunson right now, this season, viewing either Lowry or Herro as that guy and trying to talk Miami into taking Hardaway back as the basis of a trade, probably with draft capital going the other direction. I don't think it will happen, but that makes much more sense to me.

This makes sense. I doubt Mia is interested in offloading Herro.. Not sure to feel about him? Would he be good enough defensively to be a long term fit next to Luka?  Interesting nugget on trading for him though....


Tyler Herro is on a rookie contract and signed an extension that is to begin the following season. Therefore, he has what is known as a "poison pill" contract. He can no longer be traded for a player making equal money. Instead, his current salary is averaged along with the salaries he is to receive in his extension, and that average becomes his incoming salary for trade purposes. His outgoing value for the Heat will be $5.7M while his incoming value for the receiving team will be $25.1M.

I did come up with something that works. 

DAL receives - Herro, Lowry, Caleb Martin
Mia receives - THJ, DFS, CWood, Ntlikina

I just haven't watched enough Herro to have a strong opinion on his value long term.