Heat guard Tyler Herro believes his tumultuous 2020-21 campaign has helped him succeed this season, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald writes. Herro has showed improvement from last season, raising his averages across the board for Miami thus far.
“I think I’m more mature,” Herro said. “I’ve been through, not everything, but enough now to know what to expect, really. Just having a couple years under my belt, things change quickly in this league. So just being able to adjust, make adjustments on the fly, stay ready and just continuing to put the work in every single game. I’m just worrying about the end goal and the end result.”
Herro averaged 15.1 points, 3.4 assists and 30.3 minutes per game last season, shooting 44% from the floor and 35% from deep. Those averages have increased to 20.6 points, 3.9 assists and 32.8 minutes this season, shooting 43% from the field and 39% from downtown.
Here are some other notes out of the Southeast:
- The Heat are moving on from their six 10-day hardship players with appreciation for their efforts, Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel writes. Mario Chalmers is among the players Miami signed as it dealt with a COVID-19 outbreak, but the two-time champion never saw any action with the Heat. Miami is now 25-15, good for third in the Eastern Conference.
- Hawks forward Danilo Gallinari would like to remain in Atlanta throughout the rest of the season, he told SkySport (as relayed by Emiliano Carchia of Sportando). The NBA’s trade deadline falls on Feb. 10 this year. “I am ready to stay and I would love to remain for the remainder of the season because a change of a team is never easy, for several reasons. But anything can happen,” Gallinari said.
- Wizards star Bradley Beal isn’t concerned by not receiving many All-Star votes to date, Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington writes. Beal wasn’t included in the top 10 rankings of the NBA’s first fan voting returns last week. “Yeah, I’ve seen it,” Beal said. “You know me, it’s the same every year or every other year. I control what I can control, I don’t control the fan voting or anyone that votes for that matter.”
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