Pistons' Tyler Herro trade only makes sense if the big domino falls to Miami

The Milwaukee Bucks are expected to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo in the coming weeks, a move that will have ripple effects that could touch several teams, including the Detroit Pistons. 

The Pistons won’t be trading for Giannis but could benefit from the deal depending on where he ends up. With the Miami Heat in hot pursuit, there may be an opportunity for the Pistons to land Tyler Herro as a third team. 

If Giannis ends up going to Boston, or some mystery team, there may still be ways for the Pistons to cash in, but the path to Tyler Herro seems like a logical one if the Greek Freak ends up in South Beach. 

The Pistons could certainly try to trade for Herro even if Giannis ends up somewhere else, and there are proposed deals the Pistons might be able to live with, but trading for Herro should come with the condition that Detroit doesn’t have to give up too much to get him. 

The Pistons should pounce on Tyler Herro if the price is right, but if not... 

If Detroit were a third or fourth team in the Giannis deal, it’s possible they could land Herro for the cost of their 2026 pick and not much else of value. Most of the contract matching would be coming from Miami and if the Bucks aren’t interested in Herro, they are likely after picks. 

It’s possible that the Pistons could get out of the trade without losing any of the players they don’t want to lose, guys like Ron Holland II and Isaiah Stewart who help make up the team’s defensive identity. 

And they need to maintain that if they are going to take on a player like Herro, who is not a good defender, but can work in a team system as long as he has good defenders around him. Take some of that away, and he’s less valuable to Detroit. 

Even if the Pistons were interested in brokering a deal outside of the Giannis saga, they can’t go too deep to acquire a player who is coming off an injury and is only under contract for one more season before he becomes an unrestricted free agent. 

He’s not the kind of player you break the bank for, but that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t help, so if the Pistons can get a deal done without dipping into their depth or assets too much, it’s something they should consider when weighing other more expensive options like Trey Murphy III. 

I’m sure Trajan Langdon has an idea of what he’d be willing to give up in a deal for Herro and won’t go beyond that threshold, but it will be interesting to see what that is and if it is tested by the ripple effects of the Giannis trade. 

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