Scoring prowess
A second-year player averaging 15.1 points per game is impressive in its own right. The Miami Heat didn’t have many other options to put the ball in the basket, so Herro was usually one of the players opposing defenses keyed in on.
Yes, he had his struggles, but his shooting numbers still have a lot of promise. In his career, Herro is shooting 43.4 percent from the field, 37.5 percent from the 3-point line and 83.4 percent from the foul line.
Those shooting numbers will only improve if he is playing alongside more dynamic scoring options such as Paul George and possibly Kawhi Leonard.
Herro isn’t close to his ceiling but has already shown that he can be a dynamic scorer. What makes those numbers even more impressive is that he has done a majority of his damage coming off the bench. Having a bonafide bucket getter on the second unit is something that puts coaches at ease.
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The Clippers have struggled at times to find a consistent third scorer behind their All-Star pairing. Reggie Jackson stepped up in a big way during the postseason but could have priced himself out of LA with his performance. Herro would be a solid addition to help mitigate some of the scoring punch lost if Jackson moves on.
