The Miami Heat Must Not Lose Patience With Tyler Herro
By Isiah Curry
In the 2019 NBA draft, the Miami Heat knew exactly what they were getting at the 13th pick as they went with Tyler Herro, a 6’5” 195 pound shooting guard who from the University of Kentucky. With a unique blend of size and craftiness, Herro’s ability to score at his position has rarely been matched so far by someone of his experience level, NBA wise.
He’s shown that he can effectively create shot opportunities from anywhere on the floor and can go on some insane scoring stretches on his own. Both Herro and undrafted Miami Heat guard, Kendrick Nunn, had tremendous rookie campaigns in the 2019-20 season.
While bringing home All-NBA Rookie honors, Herro and Nunn also had key performances for Miami during last year’s postseason run. In comparison to Nunn though, Herro is four years younger and is still several years from hitting his career peak.
No other lottery pick could’ve had a better playing experience than that of which Herro had — as the Miami Heat relied on him for quality minutes against the Eastern Conference’s best teams and the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers. And Herro didn’t disappoint, managing to score in double-figures in 20 out of 21 playoff appearances last season, with the exception being the Heat’s final postseason game (Game Six of the 2020 NBA Finals) before, where they were eliminated by those same Lakers.