{"id":777630,"date":"2026-07-22T10:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/777630\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:08:13","slug":"milwaukee-born-tyler-herro-ready-for-fresh-start-with-hometown-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/777630\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee-born Tyler Herro ready for \u2018fresh start\u2019 with hometown Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"

For years, Milwaukee Bucks guard Tyler Herro saw his name in trade rumors as a member of the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n

It was an uncomfortable reality of his situation, and he grew accustomed to it, but he entered this offseason believing the rumors would finally turn into an actual trade and a brand-new home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of was anticipating it,\u201d Herro told The Athletic in an interview in Las Vegas before the news of his physical altercation with Bam Adebayo<\/a> became public. \u201cThis summer felt like the summer that it could probably happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rumors are part of the business of the game, and to be in the trade rumors, it\u2019s a gift and a curse. The curse because that means people want you, but at the same time, the team is trying to trade you.\u201d<\/p>\n

He just didn\u2019t know he would be going back to his hometown team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy where I\u2019m at now,\u201d Herro said. \u201cIf I literally had to pick another team in the league to play for, it would be Milwaukee. I\u2019m super excited to be in Milwaukee. Fresh start for everyone \u2014 the organization, myself \u2014 and we\u2019re really gonna hit it home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Herro was born in Milwaukee and played at Whitnall High in nearby Greenfield, Wis., where he scored more than 2,000 points for his career and averaged 32.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists as a First-Team All-State selection in his senior year. He originally committed to play college ball at Wisconsin before decommitting and choosing Kentucky. He was a one-and-done and an eventual lottery pick for John Calipari in 2019.<\/p>\n

Though Herro is getting the chance to return home, it comes in the wake of the Bucks trading Giannis Antetokounmpo, the franchise\u2019s all-time leading scorer. It\u2019s easy for many NBA players to recognize how much Antetokounmpo meant to Milwaukee, but few could understand the spot Herro is stepping into better than Herro himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was 13 years old when Giannis was drafted, and lived 10 minutes from the arena,\u201d Herro said. \u201cI know what it\u2019s like. I\u2019ve been through it all. I remember the Michael Redd days, Brandon Jennings days. Andrew Bogut, Monta Ellis \u2026 all those days.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember those days and what Giannis did when he got there to take the city. Not only the team, but the city has grown because of him. And he got the Deer District now \u2026 like, a bunch of different things in Milwaukee that just weren\u2019t there when he got there. Not only did he bring a championship, but he changed the city as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

No one is expecting Herro to produce at the same level as Antetokounmpo or even fill that same role, but growing up in the area means the 26-year-old shooting guard knows how pivotal he can be for the organization\u2019s new era. For Herro, it will be a new chapter, as well. Miami is the only franchise Herro has known, playing his first seven seasons with the Heat after being selected with the 13th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

Though Herro played just 33 games this past season because of toe and rib injuries, he still averaged 20.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 31.3 minutes per game. Per Basketball-Reference<\/a>, he is one of 19 players to average at least 20 points in each of the last five seasons, and his scoring will be needed next season as the Bucks look to replace Antetokounmpo\u2019s offensive punch.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen if new head coach Taylor Jenkins will set up the Bucks\u2019 game plan to include a clearly defined No. 1 offensive option next season, but Herro believes he\u2019s ready for more responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think my time in Miami has prepared me for this,\u201d Herro said. \u201cPlaying with great players \u2014 Jimmy (Butler), veteran guys, Andre Iguodala, Jae Crowder, Goran Dragi\u0107, a bunch of different guys who I\u2019ve learned from throughout my career \u2014 and to kind of be in that lead role now, it\u2019s a responsibility that I think I\u2019m ready for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though Herro is excited about the opportunity, he said he had heard chatter around the league about a third team potentially trying to get involved in the trade. Ultimately, while Herro knows his old home will be his current abode for the time being, that could change in the next year as the Bucks assess how to move forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think now that things are kind of settling down, I\u2019m hoping I\u2019m staying here,\u201d Herro said. \u201cThat\u2019s kind of the consensus I\u2019m getting right now, but I\u2019m excited to just be here. If it\u2019s for two months, two years, whatever it is, I\u2019m just excited to be here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see the potential. I see the promise that we have as a group. As an organization, with the young guys with a fresh start, I think we\u2019re going to be better than people anticipate. We got a great mix of vets and guys that have been proven in this league, and then we got guys who are hungry, motivated with a chip on their shoulder, that want to compete and prove something. So, we\u2019re gonna be good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the players on Milwaukee\u2019s roster heading into the 2026-27 season, Herro arguably has the most interesting role. He is the only roster player with an All-Star Game appearance and is extension-eligible, but that would require the Bucks to commit to him long-term instead of trying to move him again for more assets.<\/p>\n

Herro knows the three other players who got moved from Miami to Milwaukee well, but he also needs to learn how to fit in with the group of players who were already in Milwaukee. He is a 20-points-per-game scorer, but the Bucks have two score-first point guards (Ryan Rollins and Kevin Porter Jr.), and they drafted another guard, Brayden Burries, who will need on-ball opportunities to develop.<\/p>\n

All of these things will have to be managed first by the front office and coaching staff, but Herro will need to be a leader on the roster and help the team navigate these issues.<\/p>\n

From Herro\u2019s perspective, that all started in Las Vegas by getting in work with his young veteran teammates \u2014 Ousmane Dieng, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel\u2019el Ware, Porter and Rollins \u2014 and hanging around the players on the regular roster who were participating in summer league, as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this is just the start of it,\u201d Herro said. \u201cThis is my first time coming to Vegas in, like, four or five years.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd Ryan Rollins \u2014 super excited to play with him. Myles Turner, guys who\u2019ve been proven a little bit. But I\u2019m also excited to see Brayden Burries, Nate Ament, guys like that who are going to just continue to get better. Kaspar, Kel\u2019el, like, these guys are just scratching the surface. I\u2019m just excited to help them continue to grow and kind of be that voice for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

There will be lots of opportunity in Milwaukee this season to put up big numbers, and Herro will be able to take full advantage of it. Showing he can lead a team, however, would also prove something new to the Bucks and the rest of the league.<\/p>\n

Overall, Herro is just happy this new adventure is happening in familiar surroundings, giving him a chance to be mentioned among the guys he grew up watching in Bradley Center as a kid.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited that this opportunity is back home,\u201d Herro said. \u201cIt\u2019s perfectly set up with young guys and guys who are hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For years, Milwaukee Bucks guard Tyler Herro saw his name in trade rumors as a member of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":777631,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[8173,360,355,99],"class_list":["post-777630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-miami-heat","tag-milwaukee-bucks","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}