The Miami Heat are having a solid season despite last season's All-Star missing most of the season thus far. Tyler Herro, the team's highest scorer last season, has been sidelined for the last month with a rib injury after missing the first month of the season after recovering from ankle surgery. However, the Heat may be better off without the 26-year-old.
Bleacher Report released an article, naming the 10 most overrated NBA players at the moment. Herro cracked the list at No. 7.
"Is it possible to be an All-Star and Sixth Man of the Year before turning 26 and still be overrated," the article asked. "In Tyler Herro's case, yes. Herro has long been a talented scorer who can light it up as a starter or off the bench. He's currently averaging better than 20 points per game for the fifth straight year. There's a reason the Miami Heat keep trying to trade him, however. Herro was brought up in trade talks when Miami was pursuing Damian Lillard in 2023 before he was ultimately dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Heat most recently offered him as a part of a package to try and land Giannis Antetokounmpo as well. Miami could have signed Herro to a three-year extension worth up to $149.7 million this past offseason, yet decided not to."
The Heat's reported consistent efforts to include Herro in trade conversations is very telling. Also, the team declined to extend him and gave money to Nikola Jovic instead at the contract extension deadline in Oct.
"Actions speak louder than words," the article added. "We can clearly see how the Heat value Herro, which is how the league should view him as well; a good scorer with defensive limitations and durability concerns. Herro isn't a max-caliber player or anywhere close to it. Miami made it to the Finals in 2023 after Herro broke his hand in Game 1 of the playoffs. The team looked far better without him, which should have been a sign. In the playoffs last year, Herro was the defensive target of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who ended up sweeping the Heat in dominant fashion. Herro was 1-of-10 for four points in a Game 4 elimination, with a minus-44 game score. Having reached 70 games in a season once in his seven-year career (including just 11 so far this season), Herro has become overrated."
Herro will presumably return to the rotation in the next few weeks but with Norman Powell seemingly taking the reins of the backcourt in terms of scoring, he may take a backseat as the original main scoring option.
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