Caleb Martin and Trae YoungMegan Briggs/Getty Images
Trae Young and Kobe Bufkin for Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Terry Rozier, a 2028 first-round pick swap and a 2030 first-round pick swap
The Miami Heat don’t have a ton of draft capital to offer in trades, but they might not need it after the way some of their young players performed this season.
Given his point forward potential, Jaime Jaquez Jr. should be worth more than most of the first-round picks in this year’s draft. Tyler Herro is a proven 20-plus-point-per-game scorer. And though Terry Rozier isn’t a prospect, his salary is necessary to make the trade work. Caleb Martin could’ve helped on this front, but he has a $7.1 million player option that he seems likely to decline.
The Hawks could get more draft compensation from other teams, but they might want more immediate returns. A rotation with Dejounte Murray, Herro, Jaquez, Jalen Johnson and Clint Capela, with Rozier, Onyeka Okongwu and Bogdan Bogdanović coming off the bench would remain in the hunt for a playoff spot without having the bad fit between Murray and Young.
For Miami, this would be a talent play. The Heat ranked 21st in offensive rating this season, and Young, despite his flaws and the steady flow of criticism he’s faced over the years, remains one of the NBA’s most dynamic offensive engines.
The Heat would have to scour free agency or the undrafted-free-agent market to find depth around Young, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, but they’ve proven adept at that in the past.
