The Miami Heat were met with mixed reactions from some after taking Tyler Herro at the 13th pick of the NBA draft. Herro looks every bit worthy of the slot.
The Miami Heat went into the 2019 NBA Draft season knowing that they needed to try and make a splash. They also knew that they would be needing guard and wing help, with a bit of shooting added into the mix if possible. They would also have the added benefit of being equipped the 13th overall pick, a selection in the lottery, but no man’s land to drafting a star according to history and most experts or analysts.
As it turns out however, there was a guy that was on the Miami Heat’s radar that fit the mold of what they were looking for. They needed a guard or a wing, essentially a ball-handler between 6’4-6’8 that could operate as the ball-handler or along the wing, that was preferably a shooter of some magnitude. The guy they took was a 6’6 combo guard type, with the apparent size to guard along the wing, the ball skills to operate as the main ball handler if need be, and a shooting stroke more than worthy of recognition.
The Tyler Herro selection was met with mixed reviews, and while he began to shine during the NBA summer league, the doubters still spoke loudly. Through three games of the preseason though, he has more than done his share to quiet them.
After leading all scorers with eighteen points, three rebounds, and three assists in the first game of the preseason and his career, he finished the second game with eight points, six rebounds, and three assists, but he topped it all in game three.
On Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks, Herro tied with Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks to lead all scorers with 23 points. He also took in five rebounds, while dropping off two assists.
The kicker is that he scored the Miami Heat’s first 14 points, going five for five from the floor in general, while four of those field goals were threes. He wound up making it to six for six before missing a shot, but still ultimately had 20 points before the first half ended.
The Miami Heat would go on to win the game against the Hawks, with the game finishing 120-87. The Miami Heat shot 40.5 percent from three, hitting 15 of their 37 three-point attempts. You love to see them taking and of course, making so many threes.
Either way you slice it though, Tyler Herro is the story here. He is doing a lot to quiet the naysayers at the moment, and we just hope it keeps up into the regular season.