Heat rightfully cash in both Herro and Lowry to get Dame and get a good backup guard in return too. Okeke an also play valuable minutes off the bench and provide decent scoring and defense.

Blazers don't get Herro nor Lowry since they're not interested in either so Pistons and Magic help facilitate the trade. Blazers get ample amount of draft picks and pick swaps while also getting a lot of low risk, high reward youth players in Jovic, Suggs, Hayes, Wiseman, and Isaac.

Killian and James Wiseman won't have a role in the Pistons anymore so they'd be better off in Portland where they'd gladly take on some younger underperformers who need a chance on fresh teams. Pistons get veteran presence instead who's also fairly playable in expiring contract Kyle Lowry, unlike Cory Joseph before. Lowry would be a good secondary ball handler and catch-and-shoot player for either Cade or Ivey in minutes where they don't play together. The Pistons also get two-second round picks for additional compensation.

Magic get Herro to get a definite alpha scoring option at the guard spot. It creates less pressure for Fultz to rack up many attempts and Herro would also become a good off-ball spacer for them, who they can also use as a legitimate movement shooting threat in some plays. He'd be another clutch bucket getter option too. Herro could overall better adapt to the Magic offense than Suggs, and they only need to add Isaac (who is injured again), Okeke (not in the rotation), and two second-round picks.

The Thunder are in the trade because they have Miami's 2025 first-round pick (lottery protected to them). Miami would acquire the first-round pick back and give the 2026 first-round pick instead (unprotected), so that Miami could give more picks to the Blazers. OKC would still be rewarded with mid-tier second-round picks since they're in a more comfortable position than the Heat in this trade talk.

Heat also get to keep Jaime Jaquez in this instance, and this trade can be done right now.

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