Video: Tyler Herro Says Heat Are 'Not Contenders Right Now' After Jimmy Butler Trade

The Miami Heat are 25-28 and no longer have Jimmy Butler on their roster after trading him to the Golden State Warriors. In the wake of that trade, Tyler Herro was rather blunt when assessing the team's chances for the rest of the season.

"It's hard to do. I don't think people realize how hard it is to win a championship," he told SiriusXM NBA Radio. "Everything has to fall in line. Right now, we started the season with Jimmy saying we're going to try to win a championship. I think obviously, if we're calling a spade a spade, we're not contenders right now."

Herro did highlight some of the younger players on Miami's roster when talking about what he sees as a bright future, but it's hard to argue with his position in regard to the rest of the 2024-25 season.

Miami has dealt with inconsistency throughout the season and sits in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings at the All-Star break.

If the season ended today, it would be forced to win two play-in tournament games just for the right to face a top contender such as the Cleveland Cavaliers or Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.

That is hardly the recipe for a deep playoff run, especially since the player who was seen as the go-to option in such postseason contests is now on the Warriors.

Miami doesn't have the firepower to compete with the realistic championship contenders this season, as Herro is the only player on the team averaging more than 16.7 points per game. He and Bam Adebayo make a solid one-two punch, but it isn't enough to run through the play-in tournament and four postseason series on the way to a championship.

Even Butler might not escape the play-in tournament, as his Warriors are sitting in 10th place in the Western Conference standings and may face a similar path to Miami on the other side of the bracket.