Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro, fresh off being selected as the 13th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft last night out of the University of Kentucky, was introduced at a press conference today at the AmericanAirlines Arena alongside Pat Riley and coach Erik Spoelstra.
Plenty of eyebrows were raised at the surprising choice for the energetic shooting guard, but Spoelstra sounded excited and was eager to get Herro out on the practice floor immediately with his coaching staff in order to “get to work” on the young man. As Riley had mentioned last night after the conclusion of the draft, Spoelstra talked about how there is plenty to like about his game and how it fits with the team and in the modern NBA, but Spoelstra also pumped the brakes a bit to acknowledge the fact that at 19, there is a lot of work to be done before we see anything resembling a finished product.