“If (Trae) Young is the best veteran star Miami can add this summer, would the team balk at the price?” Pincus wrote.

“Young would expect a new, long-term extension, with Miami investing heavily in the threesome (with Herro and Adebayo).”

“The risk for Miami would be on the offensive firepower vs. the defensive liability pairing of Young and Herro, and how much the bigs can offset those issues.”

“It’s not a ‘no-brainer,’ but the talent upgrade may be hard to argue against, provided the Heat believe Young is an answer to the team’s missing offensive firepower.”

Trae Young‘s 7-year Atlanta Hawks tenure could plausibly end in the coming months, and the Heat might be ready and able to land the 4-time All-Star.

Pincus suggests that Miami can do so by offering Atlanta a gargantuan haul consisting of Terry Rozier, Duncan Robinson, 2023 All-Rookie First Team selection Jamie Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Pelle Larsson and two first-round draft selection this summer.

If Young were to don a Heat uniform and share the backcourt with the established on-ball threat Herro, the two could form a deadly scoring attack.

Though his main source of production comes from his defensive capabilities, the hypothetical pick-and-roll tandem of Young and Adebayo would likely become one of the most fearsome in the entire NBA.