Miami Heat's Tyler Herro Part of the Future

Miami Heat team president Pat Riley calls Herro a `core' player
Miami Heat's Tyler Herro Part of the Future
Miami Heat's Tyler Herro Part of the Future /

A year ago, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro was the darling of the NBA bubble during the postseason. 

As a rookie, he had a breakout and scored a career-high 37 points against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. A year later, Herro is having critics question his worth after an inconsistent second season and his struggles in the playoffs. 

On Thursday, Heat team president Pat Riley came to Herro's defense. He called Herro a vital piece of the Heat's roster. 

“He’s a core player. That’s all there is to it,” Riley said. “When we got swept by Milwaukee, that was an absolute team breakdown. It wasn’t any one individual. When you get blown out like that and you get beaten by a great team, it isn’t any one individual. Tyler Herro is a core player for us.”

The Heat were swept by the Bucks in the first round. Herro didn't produce much as he did the previous season. He averaged just 9.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in the four games. He also shot just 31 percent from the field. 

It was a steep fall for Herro, who at one point was hearing his name involved in James Harden trade rumors. Still, with Victor Oladipo's contract expiring, the Heat seem fully vested in Herro.  Regardless, Herro will have something to prove entering next season. 

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Shandel Richardson
SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here