Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Wednesday night game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

One day before Miami Heat star Tyler Herro finds out if he is an All-Star or not, the team loses to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, 126-106. As the standoff between the Heat and Jimmy Butler continues, the team is still finding a way to find some semblance and consistency.

But Herro admits he’s nervous for Thursday night’s announcement of the reserves for the 2025 All-Star Game, which will take place on Feb. 16 at Chase Center in San Francisco.

OK, let's just go ahead and save all the suspense. There's no possible way the coaches are leaving Wembanyama off the All-Star team. “Just like everything, it's a byproduct of collective results,” Wembanyama said. “And the individual rewards will come.”

Garland certainly has done his part, averaging 21.3 points, 6.7 assists, 2.5 rebounds, while shooting 49.7 percent from the field and 42.8 percent on threes. While Herro averages more points, Garland is the only All Star caliber guard in the conference with higher overall and three-point shooting percentages than Herro.

Herro recorded a career-high 12 assists in the win for his eighth career game with double-digit dimes. Jimmy Butler is suspended through the trade deadline for Miami and he's likely played his last game with the team, so Herro could see his fantasy value trend upwards for the foreseeable future.

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is having the best season of his career, but does he have a case in a loaded East to make the All-Star team?

An argument could be made that this one was over on Dec. 8, when the Heat dared defeat the visiting Cavaliers. With the Cavaliers back at Kaseya Center on Wednesday night, Cleveland made clear

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 126-106 blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center to close its quick two-game homestand at 1-1 and fall back to .500. The Heat (23-23) now hits the road to begin a four-game trip on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs:

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is a believer that Tyler Herro should be an All-Star reserve, which won't be announced until Thursday.

On Thursday night, the reserves for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be announced. We already know who the starters are, but the rest of the team will be official on Thursday.