{"id":346704,"date":"2025-10-17T05:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T05:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/346704\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T05:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T05:34:11","slug":"tyler-herro-remains-optimistic-about-timeline-for-return-hot-hot-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/346704\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Herro remains optimistic about timeline for return – Hot Hot Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Heat(Mandatory Credit: Melissa Tamez\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is expected to miss approximately the first month of the season \u2014 perhaps longer \u2014 after undergoing foot surgery in September.<\/p>\n

Herro, 25, was the Heat\u2019s best offensive player for most of last season and made his first All-Star appearance. There\u2019s no question that his absence will be felt, especially since Miami\u2019s first 15 games will be its most arduous<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On media day, he said<\/a> that he would be back in 8-to-12 weeks, though he told head coach Erik Spoelstra he\u2019d try to make it back in six weeks. He continued to remain optimistic<\/a> about his potential timeline for a return before the Heat\u2019s \u201cRed, White and Pink\u201d game this week.<\/p>\n

Tyler Herro\u2019s shooting may be missed early in the season:<\/p>\n

\"Tyler(Mandatory Credit: Jared C. Tilton \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Last season, Herro averaged a career-high 23.9 points, to go along with 5.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. He shot 47.2 percent from the floor and 37.5 percent from 3-point range. It was a great season for him, though it came to a sudden crash when he was exposed \u2014 once again \u2014 in the postseason. Not to mention, teams were running Herro off the 3-point line over the last month, reverting closer to his mid-range heavy shot diet he worked so hard to change heading into the season. <\/p>\n

That said, this team will still miss his shooting.<\/p>\n

Norman Powell is one of the best 3-point shooters on the planet. But his shooting is no longer additive to a Herro-less group without Duncan Robinson (or Alec Burks, Haywood Highsmith) in the mix. Miami doesn\u2019t have a natural floor spacer outside of Powell. It\u2019s a fool\u2019s errand to believe Davion Mitchell will replicate his 44.7 3-point percentage; Bam Adebayo\u2019s long-range shooting has improved, but he\u2019s not acquiring nearly enough gravity; Nikola Jovic is your best spot-up shooter, but he won\u2019t demand the respect from defenses required; Andrew Wiggins is still too streaky.<\/p>\n

It could become a real issue, real quick.<\/p>\n

The Heat have done a good job pushing the pace in preseason. I\u2019m dubious that it will sustain itself, even though they have a roster more suited to run. Miami could keep pace (pun intended) with other teams in transition. But that requires generating deflections, limiting opponents to just one shot and spacing the floor effectively in transition, which Miami\u2019s struggled with in the past.<\/p>\n

I think there\u2019s reason to be concerned early in the season about the Heat\u2019s shooting struggles, but I digress. We\u2019ll see how much they miss Herro\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n

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