Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reported Friday that the Miami Heat picked up the fourth-year option on Tyler Herro’s contract. The move, which was widely expected, makes Herro only the fifth player under contract for the 2022-23 season. The other four are core pieces — Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry and Duncan Robinson.
The Heat has exercised the $5.7 million fourth-year option on Tyler Herro's rookie-scale contract for 2022-23. No surprise.
— Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) September 3, 2021
The question with Herro has always been whether he is a core part of this franchise or a trade chip.