Tyler Herro seeks a new contract with the Miami Heat: "I feel like I have earned it"

Tyler Herro is not participating in the training camp of the Miami Heat as he continues to recover from ankle surgery. However, the guard has a key date marked on the calendar: October 1, the day he will become eligible to sign an extension that could reach $149.7 million over three seasons.

Herro will have a window of about three weeks to secure a new agreement. If an understanding is not reached by October 20, he will no longer be able to negotiate another extension until the summer of 2026, when he would be entering the final year of his current contract.

The player, however, expressed optimism about resolving the situation before the start of the season. "I hope we can close something, but we'll see what happens," he said in words captured by The Miami Herald. "I think they are meeting on Wednesday. It's important to me. I've been here for six years and I feel like I've earned it. I'm not saying exactly what, but something. I want to be here, and I've said it many times."

Herro will earn $31 million in the 2025/26 season and $33 million in 2026/27. He is coming off his best season yet, being selected to his first All-Star game and achieving personal highs in points (23.9) and assists (5.5) per game, while playing 77 games with a field goal percentage of 47.2%.

Tyler Herro's Words

That performance does not necessarily mean that Miami is willing to offer him the maximum contract, although the player himself clarified that he will not be inflexible in his demands. "It's not $50 million a year or nothing," he stated. "I have a number in mind, but if we don't reach an agreement, I won't get frustrated."

At 25 years old, Herro made it clear that he won't let this negotiation affect his performance. "I'm not going to lose joy over this," he said with a smile, referring to a phrase from his former teammate Jimmy Butler. "I'm excited to play. In the end, I have two more years left on my contract. If we don't close something, I won't be a problem within the organization. I'm happy to be here. I would love to reach an agreement, but we'll see what happens."

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