Tyler Herro Takes NBA's Most Improved Player Award

Tyler Herro will get some personal hardware for his outstanding season off the bench as the Miami Heat cruise through the Eastern Conference. Herro was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year on Tuesday, ahead of Miami’s Game 2 home date with the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.

The former Kentucky standout put together the most productive season of his three-year NBA career in 2022. In 66 games, Herro set new personal highs in minutes (32:35), points (20.7), and assists (4.0) per game (4.0) while having his most efficient shooting campaign as a pro. On his way to setting a new career mark for threes per game at 2.7, he also shot 44.7 percent from the field and almost 40 percent from…