Lost amid Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler’s frequent unavailability is teammate Tyler Herro’s constant availability. And no, that’s not us dissing Butler. We’ve collectively spent so much time talking about Butler’s injury and recent suspension that it’s become easy to forget Herro’s reliability.

Just eight months after Miami Heat president Pat Riley labeled Heat guard Tyler Herro as “fragile,” Herro has become the team’s most durable player so far this season.

The runway has been his the entire season, with Jimmy Butler nearly as often away as present, with Bam Adebayo uneven off the offensive end. So it hasn’t just been Tyler Herro seizing a

Heat guard Tyler Herro is not concerned with being the focal point of opposing defenses amid Jimmy Butler suspension and trade rumors

Tyler Herro made seven 3-pointers and recorded 32 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead the Miami Heat to a 119-98 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.

Butler, who has been selected for the NBA All-Star Game six times in his career, ranks sixth among East frontcourt players with 257,901 votes behind Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (1,710,630), Boston’s Jayson Tatum (1,385,851), New York’s Karl-Anthony Towns (1,099,966), Orlando’s Paolo Banchero (484,096) and Boston’s Jaylen Brown (433,636).

The Miami Heat blew out the Portland Trailblazers, earning their third straight victory during Jimmy Butler's suspension.