Injuries to stars is not a problem exclusive to your Philadelphia 76ers.
It was reported Friday that Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is set to have surgery on his left foot and will miss the beginning of the 2025-26 season. Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald was the first to report the news. Chiang added some context for the injury and how much time the All-Star could miss.
Herro made his first NBA All-Star team in 2024-25, averaging 23.9 points, 5.5 assists and 5.2 rebounds in 77 games. The 25-year-old Kentucky product became the focal point of the Heat offense while Jimmy Butler’s trade demand saga played out. It eventually ended with Butler being sent to the Golden State Warriors while Miami finished 10th in the East. The Heat were able to win a pair of road play-in games against the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks before being swept in the first round of the playoffs by the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers.
Miami is a team in transition after the Butler trade, now building around Herro and three-time All-Star Bam Adebayo. They did manage to acquire Norman Powell from the LA Clippers for basically nothing this offseason. Powell is coming off a career year and will now likely have to fill a huge void to start the season.
The Heat could very well be a team the Sixers are jockeying for position with in the East. There is a comically wide array of outcomes for this Sixers team. They could compete for a higher seed if everyone is healthy (I know, I know). They could wind up tanking in effort to keep their first-rounder pick again. What seems most plausible is they could be in a play-in battle with the likes of teams like Miami.
We’ll see how long this surgery keeps Herro out and how Adebayo and Powell do in carrying the Heat through the beginning of 2025-26.
