Heat's Tyler Herro Reportedly Out 8 Weeks After Ankle, Foot Injury Surgery

Miami Heat All-Star guard Tyler Herro is reportedly set to miss the start of the 2025-26 NBA regular season.

According to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, Herro is undergoing surgery on his left foot and ankle on Friday, and he won't be cleared in time for the Heat's regular-season opener against the Orlando Magic on Oct. 22.

Chiang added that Herro has been hobbled by an impingement since the middle of summer, and when platelet-rich plasma and cortisone injections did not fix the issue, the decision was made for Herro to have surgery in order to "avoid more issues down the road."

Herro later confirmed the surgery in a post on his Instagram story:

ESPN's Shams Charania reported that Herro's expected timetable after surgery is eight weeks.

Charania added that Herro's issue dates back to an injury he suffered during an offseason workout.

Originally the No. 13 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft out of Kentucky, Herro has been among the best and most consistent scorers in the league over the past four seasons.

It started in 2021-22 when Herro set a new career high at the time with 20.1 points per game and was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year.

Since then, Herro has operated almost exclusively as a starter, and he has averaged 20 points per game or more in each of the past four campaigns.

Last season was the best of Herro's six-year career, as the 25-year-old averaged career highs in points per game (23.9), assists per game (5.5) and three-pointers made per game (3.3) to go along with 5.2 rebounds per contest.

Herro also shot 37.5 percent from beyond the arc and a career-best 47.2 percent from the field.

The Heat leaned more heavily on Herro than ever before due to Jimmy Butler getting suspended and later traded to the Golden State Warriors, and it resulted in Herro's first All-Star selection.

Despite having Herro and three-time All-Star center Bam Adebayo leading the way, the Heat went a disappointing 37-45 last season, which was only the 10th-best record in the Eastern Conference.

However, the Heat did sneak into the playoffs as the No. 8 seed after beating the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks in the play-in tournament.

Not surprisingly, the Heat suffered a quick exit with the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers sweeping them in the first round.

After performing well below expectations last season, the Heat made a couple of key additions during the offseason.

First and foremost, Miami acquired veteran shooting guard Norman Powell from the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade. The 2019 NBA champion averaged a career-high 21.8 points per game last season.

The Heat will also get full seasons out of guard Davion Mitchell and wing Andrew Wiggins after acquiring them in trades during the 2024-25 campaign.

Adebayo, Powell, Mitchell and Wiggins will all be tasked with stepping up and filling some of the scoring void left by Herro's absence, as will guards Jaime Jaquez and Terry Rozier.