Tyler Herro gives hilarious reaction to contract extension
Tyler Herro had himself quite the Sunday afternoon. The Miami Heat guard and reigning Sixth Man of the Year had been looking for a new contract extension as of late. He got exactly that over the weekend when the Heat signed him to a four-year, $130 million deal.
After news broke of the extension, Herro had a very simple yet effective reaction on Twitter.
The third-year pro out of Kentucky is coming off his best NBA season. Herro scored 20.7 points per game, grabbed five boards, and averaged four assists on averages of 44.7% from the field and 39.9% from deep. It was one of the best bench seasons of all time as helped the Heat to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. He now joins two of the other key stars for Miami, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, as a hundred-million dollar man.
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There were multiple reports over the last several months suggesting that Miami was in no rush to extend Herro. However, once the Cleveland Cavaliers traded for Donovan Mitchell, it took Miami out of trade contention for the Utah Jazz All-Star. As a result, the Heat elected to stick with Herro, the player it drafted No. 13 overall in 2019.
The deadline for members of the 2019 NBA Draft to sign a rookie extension is Oct. 18. Fellow former Wildcat PJ Washington is also up for an extension with the Charlotte Hornets while Keldon Johnson and the San Antonio Spurs already agreed to a four-year, $80 million extension.
Herro spent one season (2018-19) at Kentucky before heading to the NBA. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 14.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game for the Wildcats while shooting 46.2 percent from the floor and 35.5 percent from distance. He has since made the 2019-20 All-Rookie Second-Team and won Sixth Man of the Year in the NBA.
With an extension worth over $30 million per season now in hand, Miami is going to expect even more from the 22-year-old over the coming years.