Tyler Herro to miss start of season, longer after foot surgery

Tyler Herro's 2025-26 season will start late.

The Miami Heat guard, coming off his first All-Star appearance, had surgery Friday morning for a foot/ankle injury that he and the team had hoped would heal enough prior to training camp to avoid the procedure. While an official timetable has not been released, it is known for sure that he will miss camp and also the start of the season, with several weeks likely after that.

The surgery was first reported by our sister outlet, Five Reasons Sports and its Five on the Floor podcast.

NEWS: Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro will miss time as he recovers from a procedure to his foot, multiple sources have told Five Reasons Sports and the Five on the Floor @5OTF_ podcast.

More information to come.
— Five Reasons Sports 🏀🏈⚾️🏒⚽️ (@5ReasonsSports) September 19, 2025

Herro's injury is unfortunate for many reasons, not the least of which is that he proved to many that he could stay healthy last season, responding to team president Pat Riley's characterization of him as "fragile" to play a career high 77 games. He averaged 23.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists.

Still, there was much still to prove, to earn the contract extension that he seeks. When asked after last season what would happen if the Heat chose not to extend him before this season, Herro smiled and said it would get more expensive.

The Heat do have more depth in the backcourt than the frontcourt, and the presence of newcomer Norman Powell could ease some of the sting. But one of the hopes early this season was to get Herro and Powell blending together, to endure a brutal start to the schedule and also to evaluate what to pay each on their next contracts. Powell's expires after this season.

Tyler Herro will undergo a procedure on his foot and is expected to miss time, per @5ReasonsSports pic.twitter.com/yjtCWj3bfb
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) September 19, 2025

This will put more of a burden on captain Bam Adebayo and small forward Andrew Wiggins, while providing opportunities for some young players, notably Pelle Larsson, who had a strong summer; and perhaps even rookie Kasparas Jakucionis, who doesn't appear ready but may get more looks now.

The Heat also could turn to Terry Rozier for minutes as they still look to trade him, a task that has been made difficult thus far by the FBI investigation into gambling and also his poor play last season. But it's risky if Rozier gets hurt.

What seems clear is that Davion Mitchell would project to be the first starter in Herro's place. Mitchell will add a defensive backbone to the backcourt, but even with vastly improved shooting last season, he won't be nearly the offensive threat.

Herro had improved on and off the ball, and his three-point shooting had improved even with volume. The next step was getting to the line more often, but that will now need to wait.

No matter what, this is not welcome news. The Heat lacked scoring as it was, and now their top scorer will be sidelined for a significant period of time. Erik Spoelstra has some work to do.

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