Miami Heat Ideal Offseason Manifesto: Point Guards
Starting at the top, here are the point guards that made the cut. Here are the lead guards that would help make it an ideal Heat offseason.
1. Point Guards
Kyle Lowry
The ideal point guard signing for the Heat would be Kyle Lowry. Lowry is a determined point guard, who would bring championship experience to a roster currently lacking just that.
Lowry is a proven leader and even at age 35, can still contribute to a roster looking to contend. Signing Lowry would mean having to decline the team options on Andre Iguodala and Goran Dragic, but at this point in both of their careers, I think it would be beneficial to all parties if both players moved on from the organization.
Lowry is coming off a season where the Raptors were disappointing, but he still put up 17 points and seven assists. He also shot the ball at a 40 percent clip from beyond the arc and was second in the league in charges drawn with 20.
His defense along with what he can contribute on the offensive end should help fix the Miami Heat’s creativity struggles.
Tyler Herro
Now, I know the Tyler Herro point guard experiment failed earlier this season. Herro is obviously a score first kind of player, but he showed glimpses of his playmaking potential in the bubble.
I attribute some of his struggles at point guard due to him not having a real mentor to rely on while he was learning a new position. With the acquisition of Lowry, that problem is fixed.
Lowry can teach Herro how to be more careful with the ball and how to be more creative for his teammates. Herro’s play style depends on confidence.
With an established and respected NBA veteran like Lowry in his ear giving him that confidence and teaching him the ropes, the Tyler Herro point guard experiment might just be a success.