Tyler Herro makes it clear the only priority at the moment is living in the moment.

“Right now we’re focused on this season and my role now,” the third-year Miami Heat guard said in the wake of being named NBA Sixth Man of the Year.

So, with that, attention returned to the Heat’s Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Philadelphia 76ers and Wednesday night’s Game 2 at FTX Arena.

But just as with his scoring binges, Herro also made clear he wants more.

“I want to be an All-Star next year or two, just continue to get better,” he said, yet to receive such a nod. “I want to be able to make another jump that I made this year, just make another one next, and just continue to keep progressing, and hope one day be an All-Star.”

Herro said an offseason conversation with Heat captain Udonis Haslem helped set him up for his award-winning season.

“We had a talk last summer, after we got our full roster set,” Herro said of offseason additions that included Kyle Lowry. “I talked to him, and he pretty much just told me, as long as we’re winning and I’m coming off the bench playing well, I can still reach the goals and my achievements I want to reach one day.”

Herro said he knew it would be a role that would work because he was committed to making it work from the outset.

“I mean, just coming into the season, that was my mindset,” he said. “I knew what our roster looked like, why we put this team together, in mind of winning a championship. And my role was to come off the bench as a sixth man, and that was something I accepted from day one.

“I knew it would work out. I came off the bench my first two years and now this year being sixth man with a bigger role and a higher usage rate, I’m able to impact the game in different ways.”

But the level of reliance in such a role still proved to be somewhat surprising.

“Like I said, just coming into the year, the role for me was sixth man, and my teammates and coaches allowed me to be myself,” he said. “I’m usually best when I’m scoring the ball and having the ball in my hands. And like I said, my teammates trust and that’s why it worked out.

“I just took the role and wanted to be the best sixth man,” he said. “I figured if I’m coming off the bench, I want to be the best bench player in the league, and then also lead the second unit of the team and try to be the best unit, second unit, in the league.”

Done. And done.

Now he’s the only winner of the award in the franchise’s 34 seasons, as coach Erik Spoelstra let him know when he received the award at Tuesday’s practice.

“It’s cool,” he said. “I found out [Tuesday] morning and Coach Spo mentioned I’m the only player in Heat history to win Sixth Man. So I’m honored to be the first one. And who knows, I’m sure there’ll be another one in the future, but I’m happy to be the first one.”

And with that, focus back into the moment.

“We had a successful regular season,” Herro said, “and now obviously in the playoffs with what’s going on, just want to continue to keep getting better and just continue to lead the second unit.”

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