Just when it appeared the Miami Heat were set with their roster for the Sept. 30 start of training camp, the team confirmed Friday that foot/ankle surgery will have guard Tyler Herro out for the start of the season.

Coming off an All-Star season and positioned for a contract extension next month, Herro is the catalyst for an offense that otherwise has struggled in recent seasons.

The immediate options for the Heat will be additional reliance on newcomer Norman Powell as the team’s starting shooting guard, with an expected expanded role for Davion Mitchell, who re-signed in free agency in the offseason.

Other options for increased roles in the absence of Herro are second-year Pelle Larsson and third-year Jaime Jaquez Jr. Veteran returning guard Dru Smith also could factor into that e

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