The Miami Heat have successfully completed their preseason and that doesn’t just describe the chronological nature of it. Playing their last preseason contest on Wednesday against the New Orleans Pelicans, a dressed rehearsal of sorts, they would walk away with the victory, 120-103.
Getting decent showings out of their starters, Kyle Lowry would struggle to shoot the ball, while Jimmy Butler wouldn’t take a ton of shots. Caleb Martin looked comfortable operating as a starting forward, while Bam Adebayo had himself quite the game, finishing with 25 points, four rebounds, and five assists while shooting 8-12 from the field and 0-1 from range.
The last starter on Wednesday, Tyler Herro, well, he’s the story here. Finishing with 23 points, four rebounds, and an assist, he wouldn’t quite surpass Adebayo’s scoring total, but how he would get it done deserves some praise.
Going 8-15 from the floor, he would nail five of his seven attempts from long range.
The Miami Heat have a ton of talented shooters that can get it done in many ways. One of them, Tyler Herro, has even added something new to his arsenal.
And even more than just the attempts themselves, how some of them came was just that much more impressive.
Tyler now 5-of-6 from 3 🪄 pic.twitter.com/EZkpcrEDTs
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 13, 2022
Able to smoothly knock down the three-point basket off the of the catch and shoot variety of shot, this is a little different for Tyler Herro. A guy that gets himself into the rhythm by handling and creating looks off the bounce, this is something that will do wonders for Herro’s game.
To be specific, this particular skill gives you the most comfort you have ever had with Herro potentially being the starter, something you’d expect based on the opening lineup in Wednesday’s game. A guy in past years that needed the ball in his hands to be his best self, if he can nail his fair share of these, then that is a moot point.
Of course that all leads to backdoor cuts, slashes, other actions, and opportunities to make it happen off of any combination or variety of movements, but they are all built off of his ability to do this.
With his on-ball ability and what looks to be a newly developed penchant to be as deadly off-ball, then Tyler Herro is well on his way to fully becoming one of the best players in the league—nonetheless one of the best young players.