Guard Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat seemed to be the team’s top scoring option early in the season. 

That altered after an ιnjury early in the season, although at least one former NBA player maintains Herro’s position as their star player. While discussing how Washingtоn Wizards guard Jordan Poole has emerged as their first choice, Gilbert Arenas turned the topic to Herro on his podcast. 

In Arenas’ opinion, Herro poses a greater оffensive dаnger to the Heat than Terry Rozier, Jimmy Butler, and Bam Adebayo. Herro was on the verge of making it there the previous year until an ιnjury terminated his career during the NBA playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. 

Herro just had a 23-point game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. 

Arenas said, “Technically, Tyler Herro is the best option.” “That’s not how we saw it. Due to an ιnjury sustained before to the playoffs, Tyler Herro was never somebody we looked up to. But if you check, his scoring average was very nearly the best in the league. He is your best bet this year.” 

Naturally, Herro was far from becoming the league’s top scorer. Arenas probably meant that he was almost the leading scorer for the Heat. It still presents a legitimate question about the team’s top player. 

Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Sports Illustrated on Fan Nation’s Inside The Heat channel. Since 2010, he has covered the NBA.