Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has a lot of faith in the Miami Heat’s chances of competing for an NBA championship next season, despite the team not having done much so far this offseason.
The former NBA Sixth Man of the Year sat with Mat Issa of Forbes to talk about his outlook for the Miami Heat in 2024-25, and his first 10 words sum it up.
“I don’t see why not. We have everything we need,” Herro said. “I’m really excited for this season. Obviously, there are a lot of teams in the East that think they have externally improved. But I think we’ve improved internally.”
“It may look a little different, but we have young guys that we hope will continue to get better. Bam Adebayo and I are young guys who are starting to become full-fledged veterans in this league. Terry Rozier is healthy now and ready to compete. Then you have Jimmy Butler, who is extra motivated after not being able to play in the playoffs last season.”
After making it to the NBA Finals in 2022-23, the Miami Heat qualified for the playoffs only via the play-in, and they were eventually eliminated by the Boston Celtics in five games in the first round.
Miami Heat need a healthier squad in 2024-25
Injuries plagued the Miami Heat in 2023-24, as Tyler Herro only played 42 regular season games and Jimmy Butler suffered an untimely knee injury during the play-in , putting him on the sidelines for the entire first-round series against the Boston Celtics.
During the exit interviews, Miami Heat president Pat Riley repeatedly said that the team needs to have its best players available more often to compete in the improved Eastern Conference.
“We’ve got a really good group of guys,” Riley said. “The No. 1 issue is player availability and having your guys healthy to play every night. We have to wrap our arms around that notion. When I talk to (Heat owners) Micky (Arison) and Nick (Arison), they understand this.”
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