Miami Heat rookie guard Tyler Herro looks like he’s ready for his first playoffs.
On a more positive note, it seems the Miami Heat front office may have struck gold once again in the latest of their draft selections. Shooting guard Tyler Herro has taken over in the last eight games, including his aforementioned performance as starting point guard.
It’s quite possible that like the rest of this Miami roster, the rookie guard benefitted from the time off forced upon them due to the COVID-19 outbreak. For a first-year player to get his offseason before his offseason, could be incredibly beneficial given the right circumstance.
Before the break, Herro was averaging 12.9 points, four rebounds, and just under two assists (1.9) per game. Over their eight seeding games, he’s posting 17.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists nightly. He’s been more aggressive, both from deep and around the basket.
It’s possible that this could just be a result of the different pace and level of competition we’ve seen in the last few games, sure. Some teams ended their last two games of the regular season resting their best guys for the playoffs, including Indiana in their final game of the year.
But even if Herro is 75 percent of the player we’ve seen in Orlando, for this Miami team in the playoffs; that’s an incredible development for the Heat. If he can be the same guy? Well, then the depth of this Heat team may be flat-out unmatched.