UPDATE TRADE: Miami Heat ‘deserve an All-Star’, and it’s not Jimmy Butler

The Miami Heat might be mid-table in the Eastern Conference, but there is a bright spot on their season.

In recent history, the Miami Heat’s mantra has been to make the playoffs and see what happens from there. They made the NBA Finals as the No. 8 seed in 2023. However, it’s not quite a recipe for winning a title.

They’ve been unable to reach the NBA’s mountaintop with their current core, and Jimmy Butler could be on the move after this season, as the Heat didn’t give him his desired contract extension.

While the Heat might have to move on from Butler, they’ve got two young players with star potential, and one could even earn an All-Star bid this season, despite their current 10-10 record.

Miami Heat ‘deserve an All-Star’, and it’s not Jimmy Butler — Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images

Chandler Parsons claims Tyler Herro is worthy of All-Star status

Despite having been a 20-plus points per game scorer before, Herro has been unable to earn an All-Star bid. The Kentucky product has been quite a stellar player in the NBA, though he hasn’t reached a production level that helped him earn the All-Star honor.

This year could be different, however. Former NBA player Chandler Parsons, in a recent episode of “Run It Back,” claimed that Herro should be an All-Star, and the Heat are deserving to have a player make the game from their roster.

“Listen, Tyler Herro is averaging 25, five and five. As long as they can keep winning, they stay in that four to seven range, I think the Heat deserve an All-Star,” Parsons said.

“There’s no doubt in my mind it’s him. There’s no one else on that team. It is him.”

In a recent 134-93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Herro tallied 31 points, five rebounds and four assists while making 11 of his 19 shots. It was a statement, momentum-securing win for the Heat while the Lakers have clear issues within their organization.

Is Herro worthy of an All-Star bid

As Lou Will said on the show, prior to Parsons’ claim regarding Herro, there are plenty of household names in the Eastern Conference that will be securing All-Star honors. Jalen Brunson, Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell and Trae Young are just four names of guards that will lobby for an All-Star selection.

Now, Herro has made his leap in an efficient way. It’s not a LaMelo Ball-like leap where is was pure volume improvement. He’s shot the ball more efficiently while improving his shot volume. He’s averaging 25.1 points per game while shooting 47% from the field and 42% on 3-pointers — all of which are career highs.

Now, there’s a good handful of games that will need to be played before All-Star bids are given, but it won’t exactly be a shock when the Heat guard makes some noise in the voting given his production.

If Herro was able to secure a bid over a different guard in the Eastern Conference, it shouldn’t cause an outrage. He’s certainly deserving, even if another player might be *more* deserving, though that is ultimately subjective.