There is little doubt that Tyler Herro of Miami Heat is a rising star.
The 25-year-old shooting guard was just named after his first All-Star match during a season of transition for the franchise. On average, Herro is a career-high 23.9 points, 5.5 assists and 5.5 assists per match at 46.5% shoot from the field.
The sixth-year-old veteran does this as the new face of the heat after the trade of Jimmy Butler with the Golden State Warriors. Butler had led the heat to two final performances and brought the franchise back to the title conflicts in the Post-Lebron James era. During the Butler era, the heat went to the play -offs every season, with two finals and three Eastern Conference Finals -performances.
Herro – who was a member of the heat during each of those seasons – strives to bring the heat back to that level of fighting. The All-Star Guard won the 3-point shooting match during the All-Star Weekend and became the fourth player in the franchise history to do this. This corresponds to the Boston Celtics for most winners in the history of the competition.
“That is a good fact there,” says Herro in an exclusive interview with basketball insiders when it relates to the heat that binds the Celtics for most winners in the history of the 3-point shooting match. “Anyway, we can surpass the Celtics, we would like to do that here in Miami. We have a love-hate relationship with them, a great rivalry. We try to return to that point that they are now, who fight every year and win a lot of games at the top of the East.
“We try to get back to that point,” Herro continues to say.
The heat, in the midst of injuries and the drama around the uncertain future of Butler prior to his trade, have had difficulty this season. They have no appearance of a competition-me-my that has recently recognized Herro and are on their way to a 25-28 start this season, the ninth best figure in the east. They are three games behind the Detroit pistons for the sixth seed in the east, which would ensure that the play-in tournament is avoided.
Herro: I always looked at the high school mixtapes of Andrew Wiggins
It is worth noting that the heat went 8-13 after the comments of Butler after their loss against the Indiana Pacers on 2. The hope is that bringing in a former All-Star and NBA champion in Andrew Wiggins-Cam with other important Pieces along the Road chapter – will help to bring the heat back to that elite layer. Herro himself says that he does not believe that Miami is that “far away” are title candidates again.
“Wiggins is a great person, especially, we all know what he is doing on the basketball court,” says Herro. “He is a great person. Really excited to be his teammate. “
Wiggins will try to recapture part of the defensive tenacity and form that made him an All-Star and NBA champion during the 2021-22 season. The former number 1 general choice was considered the best perimeter defender of the team and registered a defensive rating of 109. His defensive rating has since clicked up to 115 this season.
“I have been a fan of Andrew Wiggins for the NBA for a long time,” says Herro. “I remember his mixtapes in high school and all things like that. Just excited to play with him. Such a good guy. We just have to make Miami at home for him. ‘
The heat also gained veteran Kyle Anderson and former first round Pick Davion Mitchell on the market.
“Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson are all great boys, great teammates, great players,” says Herro. “The most important thing is that they are all really good people. So happy to have them. “
Herro mentions looking for the warriors led by Butler when they visit Miami on March 25.
“I will try, we must get the dub,” when he is asked about the Warriors. “That is the most important thing, we have to win.”
Herro: I want several heat all-stars next year
When he was asked to return to the All-Star game and make it an annual, Herro acknowledged that that is an objective.
However, he also said that he wanted to get more heat players there after the Cleveland Cavaliers had an All Star-high of three players with Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Darius Garland.
“Yes, I was a bit jealous,” says Herro. “I saw that the cavs there had a few boys, such as two or three players. Next year and in the future we will try to be at the top of the east, so that we can get a few more boys in it, BAM (AdeBayo), Ke’el (Ware) Jaime (Jacquez), Nikola (Jovic),, Young boys ready to keep getting better. “
He says playfully that he did not enjoy the new All-Star Game format games ended at 40 points for the winner-nadat he had scored six points in eight minutes action if his team, “Kennny’s Young Stars” lost to “Chuck’s Global Stars, however, he said that he wants to defend his crown in the 3-point shooting match.
“No, I didn’t even play,” says Herro, laughing when he enjoyed the new All-Star game format.
Herro ensures that he ends his thought by saying that he is looking for the All-Star game.
“We will see what happens,” says Herro when it relates to making another All-Star appearance. “But it was very nice, a very moved weekend. It was a great first experience. I would definitely like to go back. ‘
