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Ex-NBA Players Defend Tyler Herro, Blast Anonymous Polls

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Apr 18, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) is interviewed after the Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks in overtime at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
Apr 18, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) is interviewed after the Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks in overtime at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

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Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is coming off the best season of his career.

He was named an NBA All-Star for the first time. He led the Heat into the playoffs for another season. It is banner year for Herro but he still has doubters among peers.

Herro was among the players on The Athletic's list of most overrated players. The publication anonymously polled select players. All-Star Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers received the most votes.

On Wednesday, former players Lou Williams and Chandler Parson criticized the list. While Williams singled out the likes of Trae Young, Jimmy Butler, Joel Embiid and LeBron James, Parsons mentioned Herro didn't belong, either.

Parsons and Williams felt the list should have been called the most disliked players instead of overrated. They believed it was based on jealously. Williams also took issue with players allowed to express their opinions without their names attached.


"That's probably more of it than overrated player," Parsons said. "I think it's a little hate, a little jealousy. He's[Haliburton] a guy who makes a lot of money. He's on Team USA. He talks a lot of trash ... This is why the players get a vote, it's personal. ... We know the entire Milwaukee Bucks team voted for him. There's 15 votes right there."

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here