Tyler Herro May Be More Efficient Coming Off Miami Heat Bench

Tyler Herro believes that he deserves to be a starter for the Miami Heat, and it was seemingly the case when he signed a four-year, $130 million contract extension with the franchise last October.

Furthermore, Herro strongly feels that his skills are at par withthe other top guards in the league, a list that includes Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies, Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks.

"I think my numbers back it up, and I think I continue to get better," he said as quoted by South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "But at the end of the day, there's a bunch of great young players in the league, and I'm one of them, so I appreciate everyone that puts me in that category."

Herro has started for the Heat in eight games so far this season averaging 17.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in 29.8 minutes of action.

Unfortunately, this has not boded well for Miami who now totes a 4-5 win-loss card.

Critics now believe that Herro being a starter may not be panning out.

There was a game against the Golden State Warriors, a duel they won with a score of 116-109.

In that particular court matchup, Herro played only 10 minutes after suffering an eye injury.

However, pundits noted how the Heat played better without the 22-year-old in the primary rotation.

With this development, there are now suggestions that the 6-foot-5 guard may be better coming off the bench.

"It wouldn't surprise me if they consider moving Herro back to the bench," NBA Insider Brian Windhorst stated via Heat Nation. "They've had Max Strus, who was their starter last year, on the bench. He's been coming off the bench."

Meanwhile, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel believes that a lineup change is not happening anytime soon.

"I don't think a lineup change is coming any time soon. But it does show you that there is a different type of game that can get the Heat more easily to their preferred 3-point totals. It appeared to be more than coincidental. But, again, it's also a half-of-one-game sample size," Winderman pointed out.