The Miami Heat are just one win away from returning to the NBA Finals.
If they make that happen, they want all of the roster ready to play hard and win the franchise another trophy.
They have found huge success throughout the postseason but they have done it without one of their biggest stars.
However, Tyler Herro could be close to returning.
According to Heat insider Ira Winderman, via NBACentral, Herro has been told that the earliest he could be back would be the Finals.
Tyler Herro has been told that the earliest for a possible return would be the NBA Finals, per @IraHeatBeat pic.twitter.com/VM9T5Q5o47
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) April 18, 2023
Nothing is guaranteed, so there is a chance that Herro isn’t ready to play when the championship series begins on June 1.
But he is obviously getting closer to suiting up again.
Herro injured his hand at the start of the playoffs and was told he’d miss four to six weeks of time as he recovered.
At that point, the conventional wisdom was that the Heat wouldn’t make it very far in the postseason.
But they took down the Milwaukee Bucks, then the New York Knicks, and now have the Boston Celtics on the ropes.
There is a very strong chance that they will reach the Finals, despite many people writing them off just weeks ago.
Herro would only help this impressive, surprising team.
He averaged 20.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.2 assists a game, on 43.9% from the field and 37.8% from the three-point line.
The only worry that some fans have is how he would slip back into the rotation after weeks away.
The team’s chemistry has never been better and there is a slight concern that a re-entry from Herro could jeopardize that as he gets back into the swing of things.
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