In case that does not happen before October 17, the 22-year-old will become a restricted free agent on July 1. This means that the Miami Heat would have the right to match any offer made to the shooting guard.
Herro, however, is not sweating over his contract extension. Speaking at the Miami Heat’s media day session earlier in the week, he said:
As the Heat kickstart their 2022-23 campaign with a training camp at the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas, Herro isn’t fretting over his unfinished contract situation. According to an article in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Herro is said to have been a little anxious “early in the summer” when the extension window opened in July.
The reason for Herro not agonizing over his situation is because he knows his value. Herro is backing himself having been part of a Miami Heat team that his been to the NBA Finals in 2020 and to the conference finals in 2022. He told Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel:
Besides knowing his own worth, Herro is also taking a pragmatic view of the situation. He said:
Miami Heat shooting guard said he belongs in the same conversation as Luka Doncic, Trae Young
The confidence with which Tyler Herro is dealing with his currently stalled contract situation should not come as a surprise to his fans. Last season, too, the Miami Heat player had shown the same chutzpah before the 2021-22 campaign got underway.
Comparing himself to emerging superstars in the league, Herro had said in an interview:
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