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“Just Picking Different Things From Each Player”: Miami Heat Rookie Studying Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson

Published 07/08/2020, 12:24 PM EDT

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The NBA Bubble, about to kick-start in Orlando, left out as many as eight teams. These were the bottom four teams of the present season in both the conferences. The news has now emerged that there are chances of a ‘second bubble’ to accommodate these left out teams. The major reason behind this is the players from these teams might face another six months of no competitive basketball. It is not good for the sport. Having said that, a player from Golden State Warriors team (left out), is inspiring a Miami Heat (ranked 4th) player. Yes, we are talking about the student inside 20-YO American Tyler Herro who has been trying very hard to up his ante.

The Baby Goat has been averaging 12.9 points with a considerable conversion rate. Alongside Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, he makes for a very crucial Shooting Guard.

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Tyler Herro is ‘studying’ Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson

In an article recently published by NBC Sports, Tyler said, “You know, Klay and Ray [Allen], they do the catch-and-shoot very well. So that’s the thing that I pay attention to when I’m watching them. But every player that I watch, or the coaches have me watch, I can dissect something new or something different from their game to try to add it to mine.”

Klay Thompson has a regular-season average of 21.5. So it makes sense even analytically to check this amazing shooter. Here is a proud tweet from the official GSW handle that speaks of it.

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Dwyane Wade praises heaps on Tyler

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It is really impressive that Tyler Herro, at the age of 20, is so keen on learning. He is following the footsteps of Steve Nash, C. J. McCollum, and Bradley Beal. Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade heaped praises on him, stating,

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Read Also: Golden State Warriors Becomes The Only NBA Team to Have Complete Roster 

Do you think Tyler’s study of the NBA greats will help him in the present season? Or do you have any other suggestions for him to consider adding to that list? Drop in your comments, you never know who will read them.

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Sourabh Singh is an NBA sports analyst for EssentiallySports, who has been working with the site since May 2020. Prior to this, he functioned as Managing Editor at WittyFeed, followed by a stint at Decathlon. The Sports Management graduate leads an active lifestyle, veering to the mountains for off-trail adventures.
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