With the injury to Miami Heat star Tyler Herro that will have him miss time to start the season, other guards on the team have also sustained issues that leave them short-handed for the preseason opener. While five key players for the Heat won't travel to Puerto Rico for the game against the Orlando Magic on Saturday, one guard who has made a recovery on his own is Dru Smith.

The 27-year-old is coming off an Achilles tear less than a year ago and is ready to get himself back playing basketball and solidifying a spot in head coach Erik Spoelstra 's rotation. For Smith, it's not the first time he's had a season-ending injury, making this past recovery process even more emotional as Spoelstra was there for him the whole way, as the guard said during an exclusive interview with ClutchPo

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