"The follow-up to Tyler Herro's All-Star breakout is off to a rough start. Before the Heat's star guard even made it to training camp, he wound up sidelined for the foreseeable future by ankle surgery. While Miami might have a capable replacement thanks to fleecing Norman Powell away from the Los Angeles Clippers, this is still the kind of setback that could send the whole season spiraling."
"Since Herro had never performed like he did last season-by volume and efficiency-it's fair to wonder whether Heat fans might have been watching some kind of aberration. He deserved to hit these marks, obviously, but he'd still never been this productive: 23.9 points on 47.2/37.5/87.8 shooting with 5.5 assists against 2.6 turnovers. To put that line in context, his 2023-24 averages were 20.8 on 44.1/39.6/85.6 and 4.5 against 2.2, respectively."
Tyler Herro underwent ankle surgery before training camp, sidelining him for the foreseeable future and creating an early-season challenge for the Miami Heat. Miami added Norman Powell from the Clippers as a potential replacement, but the team faces a brutal schedule that could force it to play catch-up in the Eastern Conference. Herro believes he can return to last season's form "very, very easily" and possibly reach a higher level. Last season's statistical spike—23.9 points on 47.2/37.5/87.8 with 5.5 assists—marked a notable jump from 2023-24 and will be difficult to replicate or exceed.
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