"With this injury, they can now push back the Herro contract extension decision to next summer without any regrets. Eligible for a huge three-year, $150 million max contract extension in October, the Heat can now elect to shelf those extension talks. Miami doesn't have to feel the pressure of agreeing to an extension now with Herro, giving the Heat some much-needed roster and future flexibility to work with for the next calendar year."
"Even though there could still be talks in October, you'd have to imagine that this most recent injury to Herro will almost certainly stall a final decision on a contract extension. I'm not sure how the Heat can give Herro the big extension that he's going to be seeking while injured. It wouldn't be a great look, and, perhaps most importantly, it'd be considered bad business."
"Depending on who you ask, there was an argument to be made that the Heat were being pushed into a corner that was beginning to feel as if they needed to give Herro some sort of extension. Especially if the team wasn't ready to consider trading him, signing him to an extension would've been the next best thing."
Tyler Herro suffered an injury expected to keep him out through the start of the regular season, which removes immediate pressure on the Miami Heat to finalize a major extension. Herro will be eligible in October for a three-year, $150 million maximum extension, but the injury permits Miami to postpone extension talks and preserve roster and financial flexibility for the coming year. Issuing a big extension while he is injured would be risky and could be considered poor business. The Heat can use the delay to explore trades, maintain cap flexibility, and decide whether to let Herro play out his contract.
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