The former NBA Sixth Man of the Year sat down with Forbes’ Mat Issa to discuss 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 about this new season. Obviously there are a lot of teams in the East who think they’ve improved on the outside. But I think we’ve improved on the inside.”
“It might look a little different, but we have some young players that we hope will continue to improve. Bam Adebayo and I are young players that are starting to become full-fledged veterans in this league. Terry Rozier is now healthy and ready to compete. So you have Jimmy Butlerwho is particularly motivated after not being able to participate in the playoffs last season.”
After reaching the NBA Finals in 2022-23, the Miami Heat qualified for the playoffs only through the play-in, and they were ultimately eliminated by the Boston Celtics in five games in the first round.
Miami Heat need a healthier team in 2024-25
Injuries have plagued the Miami Heat in 2023-24, as Tyler Herro only played 42 regular season games and Jimmy Butler suffered a premature knee injury during play-in putting him out of the entire first-round series against the Boston Celtics.
Miami Heat president in exit interviews Pat Riley He has repeatedly said the team needs to have its best players available more often to be competitive in the improved Eastern Conference.
“We have a really good group of players,” Riley said. “The main thing is player availability and getting our players healthy to play every night. We have to embrace that notion. When I talk to Micky (Arison) and Nick (Arison) (the Heat owners), they understand that.”
